Albert T . Church Vice Admiral Albert Thomas Church III ( born 1947 ) is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy . Church served as on active duty for 36 years , retiring as a Vice Admiral in 2005 . During his service he commanded two warships , the Navy ’ s largest shore installation at Naval Station Norfolk , Virginia and was the longest serving Budget Director of the Navy ( 1998 - 2002 ) . Vice Admiral Church also served as the Naval Inspector General , during which time he completed a comprehensive review of interrogation techniques used by the Department of Defense in Iraq , Afghanistan , and at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . He is currently President of Prescient Edge Corporation , a US - based National Security Services and Technology Firm . Early Life and Education . Admiral Church was born in 1947 , in Newport , Rhode Island . His father , Albert T . Church Jr . ( U . S . Naval Academy Class of 1938 ) was a career naval officer , as were his uncle and both grandfathers . His grandfather , Albert T . Church I , was a roommate of Chester W . Nimitz of World War II fame , while at the U . S . Naval Academy . The Church family is originally from Idaho ; Vice Admiral Church is a cousin of the late Senator Frank Church ( D – Idaho ) , who was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War and certain FBI and CIA intelligence - gathering and covert operation s . Highlights of Navy Career . Admiral Church entered the U . S . Naval Academy in 1965 , graduating 4 years later with orders to his first ship , USS Halsey ( DLG - 23 ) . While serving on his second ship , USS O ’ Callahan ( DE - 1051 ) he was routinely on the “ gun - line ” , providing gunfire support to troops in Vietnam . During the course of his 36 - year career he commanded two warships ( a Minesweeper and Frigate ) and the Navy ' s largest Naval Station , Naval Station Norfolk . Selected for Rear Admiral in 1998 , his assignments as a Flag Officer included the staff of the Commander , U . S Pacific Fleet , the Director of Financial Management and Budget ( Budget Director ) for the Navy and Marine Corps , the Naval Inspector General , and completing his career as the Director of the Navy Staff . Church served 4 and ½ years as the Budget Director , the longest tenure in the position ’ s history . Church ’ s office and his staff were in the newest section of the Pentagon that was destroyed during the September 11 attacks , but all escaped safely from their 4th floor offices before the wedge collapsed 20 minutes after airplane impact . ISTF - The Church Report . Following the 2004 scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq , on May 25 , 2004 , under the direction of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld , Church assembled a team to conduct an inquiry into detainee interrogation and incarceration , in Iraq , Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . He and a small team traveled to Cuba and collectively interviewed 800 Armed Service members , as well as senior Washington policy - makers , taking sworn statements and analyzing sensitive data that had been collected . One of the early respondents to the data collection was Alberto J . Mora , then the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy , who provided insight into the discussions that lead to the authorization of harsh interrogation techniques . , which were subsequently dis - continued in the Department of Defense . The data gathered and many of the early conclusions also supported the Independent Panel to Review the Department of Defense Detention Operations which was chaired by the Honorable James R . Schlesinger and reported to the Secretary of Defense in August 2004 . The final Church Report was issued on March 2 , 2005 , followed by Congressional testimony and a press conference . While much of the final report remains classified , the unclassified report that accompanied the classified version summarizes the scope of the study and the overall findings . Private Sector Work ( 2005 - Present ) . From 2005 to 2011 Church was a Principal at the government consulting and services provider Booz Allen Hamilton . In 2011 , Vice Admiral Church joined Prescient Edge Corporation ; a National Security Services and Technology contractor and currently serves as its President . The Company provides solutions in the areas of defense , energy , infrastructure , intelligence , surveillance , and cyber security to U . S . Government agencies , foreign governments , and customers in select commercial markets . Awards and medals . Church ' s personal awards and decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal , Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit ( three awards ) , Meritorious Service Medal ( three awards ) , Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal , Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal ( two awards ) and the Combat Action Ribbon .