U.S. Spy Agencies Slammed for Failure to Address Foreign Threats
A bipartisan report by the Senate Intelligence Committee says that U.S. counterintelligence efforts haven’t kept pace with espionage, hacking and disinformation threats from major powers such as China, transnational criminal organizations and ideologically motivated groups,.
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A bipartisan report by the Senate Intelligence Committee says that U.S. counterintelligence efforts haven’t kept pace with espionage, hacking and disinformation threats from major powers such as China, transnational criminal organizations and ideologically motivated groups, reports the Wall Street Journal. The report focuses on the little-known National Counterintelligence and Security Center, whose mission is to lead counterintelligence across the U.S. government, and argues that the center doesn’t have sufficient funding or authority, nor a clear mission.
The center doesn’t have the power to mandate counterintelligence practices across either spy agencies, or much less private-sector firms facing hacking or other threats, and derives its budget from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, of which it is a part. The report recommends that Congress and the executive branch clarify the counterintelligence center’s roles and determine whether it should be turned into an independent agency.
