Soon he had a team. The State Department sent him someone to think through how to coordinate with foreign governments—to find and contain new viruses before they even got to the United States. The Justice Department sent him someone to create a strategy for safeguarding law enforcement and the courts. And so on. All these people were of a certain Washington type. Smart. Schooled in the inner workings of the federal government. Experienced in the crafting of national policy. They were all insiders. Even, by then, Richard Hatchett.
