David R. Shedd, a former acting director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, is a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation who served for over 30 years in various intelligence and national security positions.
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The mission of America’s intelligence professionals is to deliver timely, relevant, and unbiased information that includes warnings of impending threats to the nation. Nevertheless, America’s… Read More
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The president’s decision to nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state is wise and timely. Pompeo grasps the complex nuances of… Read More
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The reauthorization earlier this month of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is a reaffirmation that America must continue to have the… Read More
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This article is the first in a series of five. You can read the second article, “Anti-Terror Law’s Safeguards Against Incidental Collection of Domestic Data Are Sufficient,” here… Read More
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For months, there have been reports of strong disagreements in the White House. There’s nothing wrong with that. In our view, that’s often the best… Read More
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For more than 30 years, every president has used Executive Order 12333 to provide both organizational and implementation direction to the intelligence community. This executive… Read More
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It’s been reported by the Wall Street Journal that the Obama administration has continued spying on several close American allies, and in particular on Israel. The… Read More
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Intelligence analysts can make no more serious a charge than to claim that somebody altered their work and their assessments. It goes to the very… Read More
