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Document: Joint Intelligence Community Statement on ‘Likely Russian’ Role in SolarWinds Incident

On Jan. 5, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a joint statement, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Security Agency on the ongoing efforts of the recently created task force known as the Cyber Unified Coordination Group.

Documents

Document: Joint Intelligence Community Statement on the SolarWinds Orion Cyber Incident

On Dec. 16, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a joint statement, along with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, annoucing the formation of a Cyber Unified Coordination Group to lead a whole-of-government response to the cyber incident affecting SolarWinds Orion products.

The Lawfare Podcast

The Lawfare Podcast Bonus Edition: John Ratcliffe vs. The Committee With No Bull

Representative John Ratcliffe testified before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee as a part of his nomination for the position of Director of National Intelligence. Ratcliffe was asked about his views on Russian interference, about the threat posed by North Korea, about how he would handle a variety of issues posed by the coronavirus pandemic and much more. The hearing was fairly substantive but did include some meanderings and grandstanding.

Nominations

Livestream: Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Nomination Hearing for Director of National Intelligence

On Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 9:30 a.m., the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will hold an open hearing to consider the president’s nomination of Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas to serve as director of national intelligence.

You can watch a livestream of the hearing here and below:

Intelligence Oversight

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Releases 2019 Transparency Report

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on April 30 released its annual transparency report for the 2019 calendar year. The report presents statistics on how often the government uses certain national securities authorities.

You can read the report here and below:

The Ukraine Connection

Livestream: Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire Testifies Before House Intelligence Committee

Acting DNI Joseph Maguire will testify before the House Intelligence Committee at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. His testimony will concern the whistleblower complaint reportedly involving President Donald Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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