IFPC- Why Intelligence Requires Oversight Review Questions and Answers

What is Intelligence Oversight (IO)? •A set of rules governing the conduct of intelligence professionals •Command, Control and supervision of intelligence activities •A system established to protect privacy and civil liberties •A means of accountability and ethics for the Intelligence Community (IC) How did Intelligence Oversight come to be? As a result of activities taken by the DOD Intelligence Community (IC)with a focus of collection on Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War activists during the 60's and 70's. Local authorities lacked the ability to maintain order during protests by these activist groups and were supplemented by military auxiliaries Military involvement resulted in deployed units requesting pre-deployment intelligence to carry out their missions to combat group protests. Designated as the Executive Agency to Provide Support to Civil Authorities U.S. Army The Army reached out to this Agency for support but found they could not provide the intelligence data required. Resulting in the Army beginning their own collection effort FBI The Intelligence Communities (IC) improper actions came to the attention of the press and these committees were formed to investigate the surveillance practices of the CIA, FBI, and NSA Senate (Church Committee) House (Pike Committee) Examples of oversteps made by the CIA, FBI, and NSA Creating watchlists for US Politicians Opening Personal US Mail Carrying out Covert Assassinations of Foreign Leaders