MEET
DIRECTOR MUELLER'S ADVISORY BOARD
Shaping the FBI of Today and Tomorrow
10/12/05
Two
years ago we advised you of the inaugural
meeting of the Director's Science and Technology
Advisory Board. Today, on the occasion
of its 10th meeting at FBIHQ, we’re
pleased to announce an expanded mission
and an expanded membership of this independent
and productive board.
The expanded mission? Beyond science
and technology issues, the Board will focus
on overall management and transformation
efforts—always on the strategic level
and to suggest and assess organizational
strategies.
The expanded membership? Four extraordinary
statesmen have been added to the blue chip
board of seven that is chaired by Arthur
Money:
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Lee H. Hamilton.
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Charles "Chuck" Robb.
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Richard "Dick" Thornburgh.
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James Q. Wilson
In Director Mueller's words, "I am
gratified that these four distinguished
individuals have agreed to serve on the
Advisory Board. Each brings a wealth of
experience and knowledge and a proven track
record of accomplishment in government service
and the private sector. I look forward to
working with them and getting their insights
on a wide range of issues. We will be discussing
where the FBI should be going in the short
and long term, how to adapt to a changing
mission, and the FBI’s role in a shrinking
world. They will be a tremendous asset to
the Bureau.”
What has been accomplished to date?
We're the first to admit: the Board has
been both candid and critical. Time and
again it has endorsed the FBI's direction
of change and transformation, but noted
in specific ways that we have a long way
to go before the Director's changes are
fundamentally institutionalized. From workforce
issues to project management to systems
engineering capacities, the Board commissions
briefings, analyzes the data, mulls the
shortfalls, and comes up with hard-edged
suggestions and solutions at each quarterly
meeting.
Meet Director Mueller's Advisory Board:
Chairman, Arthur L. Money
Floyd I. Clarke
Craig Fields
Lee H. Hamilton
John J. Hamre
Darwin A. John
James Kallstrom
Paul G. Kaminski
Joseph Markowitz
Charles S. Robb
Dick Thornburg
James Q. Wilson
