October 2, 2019

William Evanina, head of U.S. counterintelligence, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about current espionage threats, as well as the whistleblower complaint against President Trump.

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) today unveiled the new “Wall of Spies Experience” museum at its secure offices at the Intelligence Community Campus Bethesda.  NCSC also broke ground on the “Digital Wall of Spies,” which will allow public access to materials from this new museum in phases via https://intelligence.gov/wall-of-spies.

Chairman Schiff, Ranking Member Nunes and members of the committee – good morning. I’d like to begin by thanking the Chairman and Committee for agreeing to postpone this hearing for a week. This provided sufficient time to allow the Executive Branch to successfully complete its consultations regarding how to accommodate the committee’s request.

“At no time have I considered resigning my position since assuming this role on Aug. 16, 2019. I have never quit anything in my life, and I am not going to start now. I am committed to leading the Intelligence Community to address the diverse and complex threats facing our nation.”

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire today issued the following statement: