>> i spent a lot of my time in between stints in government writing about how the intraagency process needs to be improved, because when you think about the challenges that we face, it is hard to think of one where only one instrument of national power gets you to a solution. it almost all involves the combined efforts of multiple different agencies and perspectives and resource streams. and so, it is very important that we have a process that integrates. we all love to complain about this process, but i will tell you that i think that because of the tremendous challenges that we face, and because we are in the country still at war where you have to be responsive, i think that we have developed a process that tries to be responsive to the need. it is not always successful, but it is more successful now than i have ever seen it before. that means that i have spent a lot of my time over, you know, with my colleagues from other departments working together several hours per day to try to hammer out the intraagency solutions to the challenges that we face. >> you touched on changing roles

the seizures led to intraagency fight.toms and enforcement was told not to interfere with the fast and furious investigation. an ice agent was part of the atf task force that allowed 2,000 weapons to be smuggled to mexico. >> the dea also helped providing intelligence on accosta the suspected ring leader of the enwiths smuggling. >> the atf shares the same wire room inside the building with the dea where they would monitor live conversation of their targets. this lasted for more than a year as the atf tried to identify two high-level cartel associates. the money men behind fast and furious. well, according to doctor, both the tea and the f.b.i. knew -- dea and f.b.i. knew who the men were but didn't bother to tell the atf. their names were written on call sheets inside here. but the atf never saw them. >> the f.b.i. later admitted both men were confidential informants making them off-limits and unindictable. but they never informed the atf. >> a lot of senior management within the department of justice and the department o