Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives

Abstract

Interest in congressional oversight of intelligence has risen again in Congresses, in part because of disputes over reporting to Congress by intelligence community (IC) components on sensitive matters, including developments generated by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The changes in the oversight structure adopted or proposed in the 110th and 111th Congresses, however, reflect earlier concerns. This report first describes the Select Committees on Intelligence and then the former Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, often cited as a model for a counterpart on intelligence. The study also sets forth proposed characteristics for a joint committee on intelligence, differences among these, and their pros and cons. The report, to be updated as events dictate, examines other actions and alternatives affecting congressional oversight in the field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2010
Accession Number
ADA518952

Entities

People

  • Frederick M. Kaiser

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Teamwork
  • United States

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