Intelligence Oversight
Director of National Intelligence Releases FISA Oversight Report
Avery Schmitz Mon, May 1, 2023, 12:57 PM
The report examines how the U.S. intelligence apparatus has used authorities granted by FISA.
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Cross-Border Data
Privacy Shield 2.0 —Third Time’s the Charm?
Raffaela Wakeman Thu, May 19, 2022, 8:01 AM
What commitments has the United States made in the recent Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework? And will those reforms be enough to pass muster when this next agreement goes before the Court of Justice for the European Union?
The Ukraine Connection
A Timeline of the Trump-Ukraine Scandal
Gordon Ahl, Mikhaila Fogel, Jacob Schulz, Masha Simonova Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 5:46 PM
As of Sept. 24, the House of Representatives has formally launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump.
Intelligence Oversight
Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Letters to Congressional Intelligence Committees
Gordon Ahl Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 3:32 PM
The House Intelligence Committee released two letters it received from the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (ICIG), Michael K.
Congress
The Mysterious Whistleblower Complaint: What Is Adam Schiff Talking About?
Margaret Taylor Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 12:37 PM
On Sept. 13, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to compel the production of a whistleblower complaint.
Intelligence Identities Protection Act
Congress Should Think Twice Before Expanding the Intelligence Identities Protection Act
Gabe Rottman Tue, Jul 16, 2019, 8:00 AM
In 1975, Philip Agee, a former CIA case officer who claimed he had become disillusioned with the CIA’s support for right-wing dictators in Central and South America, published “Inside the Company,” a tell-all memoir of his service, which included an appendix naming 250 alleged CIA officers, agents and informants. Agee also founded a magazine called “CounterSpy,” which advocated outing clandestine CIA officers.
Intelligence Oversight
Annual Polling Confirms Sustained Public Confidence in U.S. Intelligence
Steve Slick, Joshua Busby, Kingsley Burns Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 1:46 PM
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently published results from the second round of an annual poll, sponsored by the Texas National Security Network at the University of Texas at Austin, which aims to shed light on Americans’ perceptions of the intelligence community. The data collected in 2018—including survey methodology and limited policy analysis—are available here.
Senate Intelligence Committee
Intel Chiefs Testify on Global Threats, Cybersecurity and Elections
Steve Stransky Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 5:09 PM
On Jan. 29, the heads of six agencies in the U.S. intelligence community delivered annual testimony in front of the Senate intelligence committee about global threats to U.S. national security. As could be expected, the nature and scope of contemporary cyber threats and electoral security was of significant interest at the hearing, which included the director of national intelligence, the CIA director, and the FBI director.
intelligence oversight
The Promise and Failure of the House Intelligence Committee Report on Russian Election Interference
Carrie Cordero Mon, Apr 30, 2018, 11:51 AM
What follows are a few thoughts on the House intelligence committee’s report dated March 22 and released April 27 by the majority—and the consequence of the process taken to release it. This is not a comprehensive review of every issue covered by the report. These views are based on my read of the majority report only. I have not yet read the minority views report, as I thought it important to assess the majority report without color of the minority views.
Scholarship
New Harvard Law Review Feature on Intelligence Oversight
Carrie Cordero Mon, Jan 11, 2016, 3:43 PM
Harvard Law Review has published a new issue, now available online, which includes a feature article and several responses concerning the role of the President and National Security Council in overseeing foreign intelligence collection. The feature article and overall series could not be more timely, particularly in light of last month’s Wall Street Journal report on U.S.