Download or read book Congress Oversees the United States Intelligence Community 1947 1989 written by Frank John Smist and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Congress Oversees the United States Intelligence Community 1947 1994 written by Frank John Smist and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Foreseeing conflict between the legislative and executive branches over the proper functions of government, the Founders of the United States built into the U.S. Constitution the checks and balances that Edwin S. Corwin called "an invitation to struggle." Smist argues that congressional intelligence-oversight committees--such as Senator Church's 1975-76 committee--can, by taking up this struggle, not only handle sensitive information responsibly but help shape rational foreign policy. When Congress is shut out of the intelligence process-as in President Carter's abortive Iran rescue mission and Reagan's Iran-Contra affair-the results can be catastrophic. Smist's detailed analysis of congressional oversight of U.S. intelligence from Pearl Harbor through Iran-Contra is based largely on his interviews with participants, including senators, representatives, and executive-branch officials. The analysis is informed by Smist's dialectical model of "institutional" (conservative, supportive) versus "investigative" (radical, questioning) oversight, which allows him to uncover the frequently obscured historical value of previous Senate and House investigative committees. For example, the Pike committee, 1975-76, even though its final report was suppressed by the House, was able to elicit then Secretary of State Kissinger's admission of presidential control over covert actions, thus shattering the doctrine of "plausible deniability." Because these committees continue to wrestle with the principles underlying government, their unfolding drama is meaningful for the student of constitutional history. This book provides new conceptual tools for the study of intelligence oversight and gives the direct testimony of key participants, making it important not only as political science but as history." --

Download or read book Eyes on Spies written by Amy B. Zegart and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amy Zegart examines the weaknesses of US intelligence oversight and why those deficiencies have persisted, despite the unprecedented importance of intelligence in today's environment. She argues that many of the biggest oversight problems lie with Congress—the institution, not the parties or personalities—showing how Congress has collectively and persistently tied its own hands in overseeing intelligence.

Download or read book Congress Oversees the United States Intelligence Community written by Frank John Smist and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Intelligence Agencies and Activities written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Intelligence Agencies and Activities written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Oversight of U S Government Intelligence Functions written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Government Operations and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book S 2198 and S 421 to Reorganize the United States Intelligence Community written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book H R 3822 to strengthen the system of Congressional oversight of intelligence activities of the United States written by United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Subcommittee on Legislation and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The performance of the intelligence community written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Intelligence Council Issues and Options for Congress written by Richard A. Best and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Intelligence Agencies and Activities Committee proceedings written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community for the 111th Congress written by United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Director of National Intelligence (DNI) serves as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC) and is the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council (HSC) for intelligence matters related to national security. Also, the Director oversees and directs the implementation of the National Intelligence Program. The President appoints the DNI and the Principal Deputy Director with the advice and consent of the Senate. The DNI's responsibilities, among others, are to lead the IC; oversee the coordination of foreign relationships between elements of the IC and intelligence services of foreign governments; establish requirements and priorities for collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of national intelligence; coordinate reform of security clearance and acquisition processes; achieve auditable financial statements; support legislative, legal and administrative requirements; ensure compliance with statutory and Presidentially-mandated responsibilities; and transform the IC into a unified, collaborative and coordinated enterprise. The DNI Organization is composed of the DNI Staff and Intelligence Community."--Page 1

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Download or read book S 1324 an Amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amendment would relieve the operational components of the CIA from responding to certain requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Download or read book 28 Years of Looking the Other Way Congressional Oversight of the Central Intelligence Agency 1947 1975 written by Norman Davis Sandler and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: