maintaining high morale is particularly important, especially in this time of includinguncertainty, by providing opportunities for professional development and growth. equally necessary is making sure that the legal advice provided by the office of general counsel is uniformly of excellent already. i would bring to the job the leadership experience i gained during my tenure leading oh lc, as well as during my time at the nsc, managing the interagency legal review of difficult issues. important, equally the general counsel assists the director in making sure that the intelligence committees are fully and currently informed and provided with sufficient information to allow effective oversight. this is a critical function and the committee must be fully and currently informed of all intelligence activities including covert action. most significant for the general counsel, such information must include the legal basis for the intelligence activity. i strongly believe that it is the general counsel's duty to ensure that the intelligence committees and their staff have a clear understanding