Dan Bongino Departs the FBI - Who's Next? Thoughts for the Next Deputy Director | Real FBI Talk

As of January 4, the FBI’s Deputy Director seat becomes the most important vacancy in federal law enforcement. We offer best wishes and good luck as Dan Bongino returns to civilian life; however, the Bureau is now without its traditional “operations chief,” the leader responsible for ensuring investigations, national security operations, and crime-fighting programs are executed with discipline, consistency, and results. In this discussion, retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Chris Piehota, draws on his 25 years inside the FBI and executive leadership experience (reporting directly into the Deputy Director) to explain what the next FBI Deputy Director must deliver immediately: mission focus over politics, performance over spin, and operational excellence over internal distractions. The public doesn’t need cosmetic fixes or “happy talk.” The FBI needs leaders who can absorb pressure, resist narrative-driven decision-making, rebuild credibility, and restore a culture of endurance and warriorship—while protecting the American people and upholding the Constitution.

The next Deputy Director choice will signal whether the FBI is still serious about getting back to objective, apolitical, high-performing law enforcement—or not.

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About the Host: Chris Piehota is a former FBI Executive and trusted national security expert who provides rare insider insight into FBI law enforcement matters, intelligence operations, covert operational technology platforms, and America’s evolving security challenges. With decades of experience in counterterrorism, law enforcement leadership, and crisis response, he offers clear, candid perspectives on government, technology, and the future of global security. Before joining the FBI, he worked in the NASA Space Shuttle program and served with the U.S. Air Force. Chris is the author of "Wanted: The FBI I Once Knew", which is an insider view of what the FBI once was, how it ran off the rails in recent years, and what the bureau should be again for the American people. Chris currently serves as a subject matter expert and consultant where he delivers strategic guidance and advisory regarding national security matters, cyber operations, security practices, risk mitigation, leadership concepts, government business development, and organizational improvement approaches.

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