Intelligence Reform

The DHS I&A's new guidance validates an expansive view of legal authorities that permit abusive counterterrorism and surveillance powers.

Judge Hall’s Hasbajrami decision marks the first time a court has ruled that U.S. person queries of FISA Section 702 data must be performed pursuant to a warrant or an exception…

Beginning a national security reform process is not just necessary, but urgently demanded to break inertia and launch a new dynamic.

Ensuring that any secret law-making in the executive branch gets disinfecting sunlight is uniquely important because of its potential to give legal cover for overbroad, unaccountable,…

The FISA reauthorization bill has something to interest everyone from addressing the use of U.S. person query terms to formalizing oversight.

Congress once again has an opportunity — and an obligation — to enact much-needed surveillance reforms to protect Americans’ privacy while ensuring that intelligence agencies…

"It is my hope that, with section 702’s expiration date now extended to April 2024, members of Congress and the administration can engage in substantive discussions, identify…

New bipartisan legislation in Congress offers FISA Section 702 reforms that would protect Americans' privacy without compromising national security. It would be the most significant…

The lopsided emphasis on technology in recent assessments risks an under-appreciation of the human dimension of intelligence gathering.

What should be done to provide truly meaningful and effective protections for government employees or contractors seeking to expose wrongdoing in the Intelligence Community?

The president-elect and his DNI should act promptly and assertively to reverse Trump’s mistreatment, revitalize Community morale, and, through aggressive but prudent investment…

In order to retain its best and brightest, CIA may need to part ways with some of its elders.