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Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn’t.

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Whenever Donald Trump has contemplated confrontation with Iran, his decisions have been guided less by the consensus of the U.S. intelligence community than by his own calculation of risk and reward. At times he has pulled the trigger. At times he has backed down. All the while, the U.S. assessment of Iranian nuclear intentions has stayed remarkably consistent. Now, Trump has gone all in. His decision this week to drop more than a dozen of the largest conventional bombs in the U.S. arsenal on key Iranian nuclear facilities was based,…

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Intelligence agencies warn of election threats from active Russia, aggressive Iran

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The U.S. government’s top intelligence official said Wednesday that the country faces active threats to its coming elections from Russia and an increasingly aggressive Iran. But Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines also contended that the U.S. government has “never been better prepared” to address challenges to election security, even as the threats multiply amid new tech tools and a potentially growing pool of adversaries. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Five key provisions in the just-signed 2022 intelligence authorization bill

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The 2022 Intelligence Authorization Act hitched a ride on the $ 1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday. The bill authorizes funding for intelligence agencies, provides new legal authorities for priorities like emerging technologies, enacts new restrictions in some cases and gives Congress some additional oversight measures. Here are some highlights from the 2022 bill: Progress wanted on Trusted Workforce 2.0 The legislation requires the director of national intelligence and the director of the Office of Personnel Management to publish a “policy with…

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Intelligence community whistleblowers finally get a little help, from Congress

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<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on </em><a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″><i>Apple Podcasts</i></a><em> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>Whistleblowers across the government have gotten increasingly more support and protection over the years. Except for those in the secretive intelligence community. They have no independent enforcement mechanisms for the protections they do have. Joining the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><em><strong>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</strong></em></a> with how things are about to change, the policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, Melissa Wasser.</p> <p><em>Interview transcript:</em></p> <blockquote><p><strong>Tom Temin:</strong> Ms. Wasser, good to have you on.</p>…

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Russia’s Putin authorised pro-Trump ‘influence’ campaign, US intelligence says – BBC News

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Russia’s Putin authorised pro-Trump ‘influence’ campaign, US intelligence says  BBC News Putin waged pro-Trump ‘influence’ campaign, US intelligence finds  FRANCE 24 English Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds  Reuters U.S. intelligence report: Russia’s president and Iran likely involved in 2020 election meddling  Yahoo News Russia’s Putin likely directed 2020 election meddling, US finds  Duluth News Tribune View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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