Director of National Intelligence

public in 1971. The agency’s methods included, “infiltration, burglaries, illegal wiretaps, planted evidence, and false rumors leaked on suspected groups and individuals” (Web Bio). J. Edgar Hoover never did retire in the fact that he remained the director until he died in his sleep on May 2, 1972, at the age of…

In the early 1900’s as America became more industrialized, wealthier and more populated, crime also began to increase. From financial crimes to violent crimes, people were becoming more creative criminals and there were not many ways to apprehend them or was there an effective way of enforcing the law. Crimes were being spread across state lines and across different countries. There were very few federal agencies to combat them and local law enforcement agencies were scarce and not very…

During the Cold War era, the intelligence communities of nations throughout the world were competing to gain the upper hand on what their adversaries were up to. Information about military operations, ability to complete nuclear weaponry and overall knowledge of national strategy were among the top of the list of importance. The use of human intelligence (HUMINT), imagery intelligence (IMINT), open source intelligence (OSINT) and other collection methods were used to monitor one another. A…

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) epitomizes contemporary conflict in our judicial system. Background of Social Conflict FISC was originally established by Congress as a special court in 1978, and then revolutionized in 2001, however, it only recently became relevant to the general public after “whistleblowing” Edward Snowden exposed the seemingly underground system to American Society in 2015. Even then it, arguably, has not…

In 2013 a National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor, Edward Snowden sparked nationwide controversy after leaking top-secret surveillance information from the NSA to several media outlets. During his IT work for the NSA Snowden noticed the immense reach of NSA's everyday surveillance, so he began copying top-secret NSA documents and built a dossier on practices that he found invasive and unethical. His findings revealed that the NSA's surveillance programs were unconstitutional and infringed…

Portuguese intelligence panorama is constituted by the Portuguese Republic Intelligence System (SIRP), which integrates two autonomous intelligence services with independent capabilities both coordinated by the key figure of the Secretary General. According to SIRP , the Sistema de Informações da República Portuguesa or the Portuguese Republic Intelligence System (SIRP) it was established in 1984 as above mentioned, envisioning three intelligence services: Defence and Strategic Intelligence…

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) was created by the United States Congress with the Passing of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act(FISA) of 1978. The main purpose of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is to provide jurisdictive guidance of intelligence activities in a secure, classified setting. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is make of Federal judges that are selected by the United States Supreme Court Chief Justice. (Foreign Intelligence…

Mr./Madam President, I rise today for the 160th time to again ask this chamber to wake up to the mounting evidence of climate change. In the coming decades demand for food, water, and energy will grow by approximately 35, 40, and 50 percent around the globe. Climate change will worsen the outlook for the availability of these critical resources. The severity of existing weather patterns will intensify, with wet areas getting wetter and dry and arid areas becoming more so. This extreme…

authorized. According to the CIA’s official account of the RDI program, three detainees were water-boarded. The technique was last used in March 2003.9 According to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), CIA over-sold the efficacy of the RDI program and resisted oversight.10 In response, CIA Director John Brennan defended the work of the Agency. The official CIA response pushed back on certain SSCI findings, but also identified failures and highlighted areas…

to foresee a potential terrorist threat posed by terrorists (9/11 Commission, 2004). There was also a poor diplomacy strategy with key countries, limited military options to address the issues, and a failure to compile and present appropriate intelligence to identify the underlying threat (9/11 Commission, 2004). All of these findings were linked to the general finding identified as the lack of understanding of the threat or its existence. This lack of understanding or the ability to identify…