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Senate Passes Intelligence Bill Without Anti-Leak Measures:
On December 28, the Senate passed the FY2013 intelligence authorization
act after most of the controversial provisions intended to combat leaks
had been removed. The provisions that were removed from the final bill
included restrictions on background briefings for the press, limits on
media commentary by former government officials, and authority for the
DNI to unilaterally revoke the pension of a suspected leaker.
Understanding Defense Acquisition and More from CRS: Secrecy News has obtained recently released CRS reports on topics such as the CTBT, U.S. special op forces, U.S. Army drawdown and restructuring, tax policy and a new rule from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to protect radioactive
material.
Intelligence Oversight Steps Back from Public Accountability:
The move by Congress to renew the FISA Amendments Act for five more
years without amendments came as a bitter disappointment to civil
libertarians who believe that the Act emphasizes government surveillance
authority at the expense of constitutional protections. Beyond the
specifics of the surveillance law, the congressional action appears to
reflect a reorientation of intelligence oversight away from public
accountability. Steven Aftergood writes that the congressional
intelligence committees once presented themselves
as champions of disclosure, but they no longer do so.
An Open Source Look at Iran's Intelligence Ministry:
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security is believed to employ more
than 30,000 intelligence officers and support personnel, making it “one
of the largest and most active intelligence agencies in the Middle
East,” according to a new report from the Federal Research Division of
the Library of Congress. The new report provides an informative account
of the Ministry’s history, organizational structure, and recruitment
practices, as far as these can be discerned from published sources.
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