Risking a National Security Disaster
Deep Dives
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Church Committee
12 min read
The 1975 Senate committee investigation into intelligence agency abuses led to major reforms in how the FBI and intelligence community are structured and overseen - essential context for understanding current debates about reorganizing counterintelligence authority
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Director of National Intelligence
11 min read
Understanding ODNI's creation after 9/11, its coordinating role versus operational limitations, and why it lacks law enforcement powers is crucial to evaluating the proposed transfer of counterintelligence responsibilities
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Robert Hanssen
16 min read
The FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence for 22 years represents one of the most damaging counterintelligence failures in U.S. history - illustrating the stakes and complexities of domestic counterintelligence work
OPINION
Intelligence officials who have little understanding of what the FBI does to counter foreign terrorist threats are proposing stripping the bureau of its primary role in conducting counterintelligence.
It’s not the first time.
In the latest iteration, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is proposing giving primary authority over counterintelligence, which includes uncovering and countering foreign terrorist threats, to her agency. House Republicans are already pushing the plan in proposed legislation.
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