Transition 2020-2021
The President's Daily Brief and Presidents-Elect: A Primer
David Priess Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 1:36 PM
Why isn't the intelligence community sharing the President's Daily Brief with Biden?
Latest in Intelligence Community
House Intelligence Committee
U.S. Intelligence Community Ill-Prepared to Respond to China, Bipartisan House Report Finds
Tia Sewell Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 5:16 PM
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has released a partially-redacted summary of its “China Deep Dive” report on the U.S. intelligence community’s capabilities and competencies regarding the People’s Republic of China.
Social Media
The Intelligence Community’s Role in Countering Malign Foreign Influence on Social Media
Gavin Wilde Fri, Aug 21, 2020, 8:01 AM
Social media presents potential pitfalls that the intelligence community should seek to avoid.
Podcasts
Fault Lines Episode 36: The Intelligence Community in Exile
Lester Munson Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 12:45 PM
Fault Lines welcomes Jeremy Bash, former Chief of Staff at the CIA and Department of Defense. What are the biggest challenges facing the intelligence community? How has the icy relationship between the President and the Intelligence Community impacted national security? Are trendy dances a national security threat? Jeremy and host Lester Munson, answer these questions and many more on this week’s episode of Fault Lines!
FOIA
We’re Suing to Find Out if the Intelligence Community’s Independence is Being Compromised
Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Jul 23, 2020, 4:51 PM
Our latest FOIA litigation targets two sets of survey results that should shed light on whether the Trump administration has put pressure on intelligence analysts.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Is the Trump Administration Unduly Influencing the Intelligence Community?
Scott R. Anderson, Benjamin Wittes Thu, May 14, 2020, 11:35 AM
We’re using FOIA to find out if the intelligence community feels like it’s being pressured to reach certain conclusions—and, if so, how that’s impacting employee morale.
Foreign Policy Essay
Does Trump Care About the Director of National Intelligence?
Joshua Rovner Sun, Feb 23, 2020, 10:00 AM
The president's choice of acting director may be sending a message to the intelligence community.
Intelligence Studies Essay
Revisiting Legacy Restrictions on the Intelligence Community’s Handling of SIGINT Data on Non-Americans
Eric Manpearl, Steve Slick Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 10:10 AM
Why are U.S. intelligence agencies still applying extraordinary safeguards to the incidentally collected communications of Chinese, Russian and Iranian citizens as well as the nationals of EU allies that refuse to offer similar privacy protections to Americans?
Foreign Policy Essay
When Dissent Is the Only Choice: A Response to 'Intelligence and Public Dissent'
Austin Carson Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 9:12 AM
Joshua Rovner’s insightful response to my post on politicization by a loyalist director of national intelligence (DNI) focuses on the issue of public dissent. Rovner and I share many concerns about who President Trump may seek to install as DNI.
Foreign Policy Essay
Intelligence and Public Dissent: A Response to 'The Dangers of a Loyalist Director of National Intelligence'
Joshua Rovner Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 9:12 AM
Editor's Note: Austin Carson's response can be read here.