The FBI Director must be available 24/7 to lead the organization, making claims of intoxication and unavailability for duty a serious concern for national security and workforce morale.

“This cuts at the absolute kind of most important core of the job of FBI director, which is to be the nation's premier law enforcement leader 365 days a year, right? 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. It is a job that's all consuming.”