Sensitive Covert Action Notifications Oversight Options for Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive privilege (Government information).

Government productivity.

Intelligence service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Describes statutory provision authorizing "Gang of Eight" notifications, which are oral briefings of certain particularly sensitive covert action intelligence activities that the intelligence community limits to chairmen and ranking members of House and Senate intelligence committees. Discusses requirements for notifications of sensitive covert actions to Congress, including changes to "Gang of Eight" notification procedures under P.L. 111-259, the FY2010 Intelligence Authorization Act. Reviews legislative history of the "Gang of Eight" notification provision, and examines impact of such notifications on Congressional oversight

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Sensitive Covert Action Notifications

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-FDT-1125

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