Waterman, Shaun. "U.S. Agencies Set Up YouTube for Spies." United Press International, 19 Mar. 2008. [http://www.upi.com]
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Waterman, Shaun. "U.S. Agencies Set Up YouTube for Spies." United Press International, 19 Mar. 2008. [http://www.upi.com]
"U.S. intelligence agencies have set up a series of secure Web sites on which analysts and other officials can post and view videos -- a YouTube for spies."
McCreary, John, and Richard A. Posner. "The Latest Intelligence Crisis." Intelligence and National Security 23, no. 3 (Jun. 2008): 371-380.
Using the 2007 NIE on Iran's "suspension" of the development of nuclear weapons as a pivot for their commentary, the authors argue that "[w]hen security concerns preclude publication of the key evidence on which an intelligence finding is based, the publication of the finding itself becomes doubly questionable." They conclude that there are better ways (less sensational art forms) for conveying this kind of information to a President.
Waterman, Shaun. "Bush Reforms Security Clearances, Again." United Press International, 1 Jul. 2008. [http://www.upi.com]
"President Bush signed an executive order [on 1 July 2008] streamlining the background checks undergone by federal employees, including those who need security clearances to access secret information."
Warrick, Joby. "Bush Orders Revamping of Intelligence Gathering: DNI's Authority Boosted, Document Shows." Washington Post, 31 Jul. 2008, A2. [http://www.washingtonpost.com]
On 30 July 2008, President Bush issued a revised Executive Order 12333 that seeks to bolster the authority of the Office of the DNI as head of the U.S. intelligence community. According to a White House PowerPoint presentation describing the changes, which was shared with congressional oversight committees and obtained by the Washington Post, the revision "gives the DNI primary authority to issue 'overarching policies and procedures' and to ensure that intelligence collection is coordinated among the 16 agencies. It also conveys greater power to set spending priorities and establish standards for training and tradecraft. In one of the more controversial changes, the new order allows the DNI to formulate policy for engaging with the intelligence agencies and security services of other countries -- a role traditionally held by the CIA. But the new policy stipulates that the CIA would 'coordinate implementation' of those policies."
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