Intelligence Oversight
In the House Strzok Hearing, a Reminder of Congress’s Shortcomings on Oversight
Molly E. Reynolds Mon, Jul 16, 2018, 1:15 PM
The worrisome message in lawmakers’ confusion on a procedural motion.
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Intelligence Oversight
Document: Senate Intelligence Committee Review Endorses January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment of Russian Election Interference
Matthew Kahn Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 3:00 PM
The Senate intelligence committee released the findings Tuesday of its review of the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment of Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 election. The document is below.
surveillance
The NSA and the USA Freedom Act
David Kris Mon, Jul 2, 2018, 4:32 PM
How to understand the NSA’s June 28 announcement about its call-detail record databases.
Investigatory Powers Act
Documents: UK Investigatory Powers Codes of Practice
Matthew Kahn Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 8:55 AM
The U.K. government has released the following five codes of practice establishing procedures and safeguards for the use of the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016.
Intelligence Oversight
Glasnost for US Intelligence: Will Transparency Lead to Increased Public Trust?
Joshua Busby, Steve Slick Tue, May 29, 2018, 8:00 AM
New polling aims to shed light on Americans’ perceptions of the intelligence community and to test the claim that efforts by these agencies to be more open will enhance their popular support.
Donald Trump
Recruiting Intelligence Sources: President Trump Makes a Hard Job Harder
John Sipher Tue, May 22, 2018, 2:41 PM
At its heart, intelligence collection is a simple—yet fragile—process. And President Trump's recent actions will make it much more difficult for U.S. intelligence officers to develop and recruit new sources in the future.
Intelligence Oversight
'The Day that We Can't Protect Human Sources': The President and the House Intelligence Committee Burn an Informant
Quinta Jurecic, Benjamin Wittes Sat, May 19, 2018, 6:10 PM
What happens when the outing of intelligence sources is the province not of rogue insiders but of senior officials in two branches of this country’s government?
Canada
Canada’s Long-Needed Improvements Intelligence Information-Sharing Require More Work
Michael Nesbitt Tue, May 15, 2018, 7:00 AM
Lawmakers have proposed reforms to how Canada’s national security and intelligence agencies share information with one another. But unless information-sharing is mandatory, broader reforms will be squandered.
Appointments, Confirmations & Budgets
Livestream: CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee
Matthew Kahn Wed, May 9, 2018, 9:11 AM
Gina Haspel will testify before the Senate intelligence committee beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday.
Appointments, Confirmations & Budgets
20 Questions the Senate Should Ask Gina Haspel
Scott R. Anderson, Susan Hennessey Tue, May 8, 2018, 2:45 PM
How to approach the prospective CIA director’s role in the controversial rendition, detention and interrogation program.