Politico: We Already Have 18 Intelligence Agencies. We Still Need 1 More.
The Commerce Department needs its own intel officers to take on China.
Figuring out what, exactly, China is up to is one of the intelligence community’s top priorities. Countering Beijing also happens to be a rare instance where there’s bipartisan support in Congress.
But what new lawmakers will quickly discover — especially those joining the House and Senate Intelligence Committees — is that a glaring gap exists that will impact Congress’ efforts to do so. The U.S. cannot adequately address its national security challenges related to China, which are increasingly driven by technology, without the help of a potentially surprising partner: the Department of Commerce.
Unfortunately, the department itself lacks the critical support needed for these efforts. Most crucial: Commerce needs its own intelligence agency.
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WNU Editor: That is the thing about government. They can never stop growing. The list of the 18 US intelligence agencies is here (link here).
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The FBI needs to be split into two separate independent bureaus each with its own director. One bureau to deal with major federal crimes. The other to be an American MI5. To perform the roles of counter intelligence & counter subversion.
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