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Obama taps Panetta to run CIA (01/05/09) Former Clinton White House chief of staff lacks experience in intelligence world.
Obama's new DNI choice may head shrunken agency (01/05/09) Dennis Blair could lead a streamlined office with a narrowed focus on giving strong direction to the country's 16 intelligence agencies. Corrections (12/22/08)
Corrections to articles posted on GovernmentExecutive.com House oversight panel gets new leadership (12/11/08) Rep. Edolphus Towns named chairman of government reform committee; Rep. Darrell Issa selected ranking member.
House Democrat urges Obama to keep Bush's intelligence chiefs (12/10/08) Current leaders should stay on for at least six months, chairman of intelligence panel says. Obama touts experience, knowledge of security team (12/01/08) President-elect picks Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., to lead State Department and Gen. Jim Jones as national security adviser.
Brennan forced out of the running for CIA director slot (11/25/08) Obama intelligence adviser has been associated with some of the Bush administration's harshest tactics in the war on terror. Obama administration faces daunting energy challenges (11/20/08) Outgoing Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman cites growing demand and urgent need to reduce emissions. Obama administration faces hard choices in managing ground troops (11/17/08) Organization and equipment challenges bedevil Army, Marine Corps and special operations forces, new reports say.
Transition team wastes no time (11/07/08) Obama is moving quickly to show he has learned from Clinton's mistake of fumbling the baton. U.S. intelligence agencies spend $47.5 billion in 2008 (10/28/08) Amount is $4 billion more than spending for the previous fiscal year. Officials weigh creating domestic intelligence agency (10/22/08) Analysts conclude that the option is just one of many that could be implemented to improve counterterrorism activities. Surveillance powers unlikely to change with new president (10/09/08) There's little reason to believe McCain or Obama would roll back the intelligence gathering authorities now in place. Clandestine world of intelligence-gathering turns to an open market for data (09/12/08) Social networking sites, blogs and chat rooms unveil classified information for analysts. Creation of new appropriations subcommittee ignites Senate turf battle (09/12/08) Panel could have budget authority for all agencies that fall under the national intelligence program. Waxman presses for more information in wake of court ruling (08/05/08) House Oversight and Government Reform chairman asks OMB, Justice and EPA for descriptions of documents witheld under executive privilege claims. Bush draws criticism after ordering intelligence overhaul (07/31/08) Lawmakers say that the White House kept them in the dark about the changes. National security observers explain FISA ins and outs (07/21/08) The government's new surveillance law is a dense patchwork of new authorities that has puzzled even those most familiar with it.
Waxman focuses on Cheney in CIA leak probe (07/08/08) Citing executive branch "confidentiality interests," the Justice Department has refused to comply with previous subpoenas. Federal identity programs boost biometrics market (07/03/08) The estimated value of potential contracts to implement federal identity-solutions programs has more than doubled since 2006.
