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The Intelligence Community, Transparency, and Today’s Threats To American Security
The world has arguably become a more dangerous place for America over the course of these last three years, and looking no further than our own streets reflects a need to reassess…
Leading the Intelligence Community Will Be a Test for Ratcliffe
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) was confirmed last Thursday as President Donald Trump’s top intelligence adviser in a party line Senate vote, putting an inexperienced and highly…
Ratcliffe’s Radical Positions During the Impeachment Proceedings
"There were many paths open to congressional Republicans in how they addressed the impeachment process. Very few chose Ratcliffe’s approach."
A District Court Endorses a Broken Prepublication Review System
Last week, a district court in Maryland dismissed a constitutional challenge to the system of prior restraints that prohibits millions of former intelligence agency employees from…
Congress Should Take Steps to Protect the Independence of Inspectors General
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s assault on the federal government’s internal watchdogs -- the Inspector General (IG) community -- Congress should empower IGs with…
Seek and Speak the Truth
Promoting an environment that supports truth-telling is vital to the Intelligence Community.
Iran’s Murder of an American, CIA Contractor Bob Levinson, Suggests Impunity at Home Too
In light of the internal power struggle that turned Levinson into a tragic pawn on the bureaucratic chessboard, fundamental questions remain unanswered.
Congress Must Insert Oversight of Intel Community in COVID Emergency Legislation
Governments often curtail individual liberties when faced with national or global emergencies. Unsurprisingly, one result of the COVID-19 pandemic is that governments around the…
The Gravity of Michael Ellis’ Promotion to Senior Director for Intelligence at the White House
The person just put in charge of intelligence at the NSC was credibly accused of abusing the classification system in the Ukraine matter, and was even personally named in the articles…
The President’s War on Intelligence: Yes, It’s Worse Than You Think
The delayed cost of the president’s war on intelligence will be measured in terms of the steps backward that the U.S. is taking to pursue genuine intelligence reform, as it did…
The CIA in the Age of Trump
Under Trump, the CIA workforce has experienced two directors unwilling to spend any of their political capital on encouraging the president to be more supportive of the Intelligence…
How Late DCI William Colby Saved the CIA, and What That Can Teach Us Today
His willingness to tell truth to power and the challenges he faced in overseeing previously unimagined institutional reforms offer important lessons at this momentous juncture…