Late Air Force general's legacy leaves a mark on US national security

Brent Scowcroft, one of the most significant figures in US national security policy in the past half century, died this month at the age of 95. The retired Air Force general played vital roles in the national security landscape over the course of decades of public service, but probably none so much as how he defined the role of the National Security Council and successful management of the interagency process. Jeffrey Lightfoot is a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a co-author of one of the many remembrances that have emerged about Gen. Scowcroft in recent weeks. He talked about his legacy with Federal News Network's Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
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