From Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday said it was closing a controversial intelligence office that had raised concerns about domestic spying by the military after the September 11 attacks.
The Defense Department said it had "disestablished" the Counterintelligence Field Activity office, or CIFA, created in February 2002 by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to manage defense and armed service efforts against intelligence threats from foreign powers and groups such as al Qaeda.
Those responsibilities will now be carried out by a new organization called the Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center, overseen by the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency.
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More News On The Closure Of CIFA
DoD Activates Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center -- Defence News Release
Intelligence office absorbed by new Pentagon center -- KTVN News/AP
Pentagon shuts down controversial counter-intelligence outfit -- AFP
Pentagon closes intelligence unit -- The Australian
Controversial military counterspy office closed -- Huffington Post
Pentagon Activates Defense Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Center -- The Tension
My Comment: I am just curious if the program has been successful in stopping and/or preventing a terrorist attack.
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