Intelligence News, March 2010

March 2010 Intelligence News

U.S. report: Cuban media seldom fault military's role in economy by Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald, March 24. "Cuba's government-run news media regularly praises the armed forces as a model of efficiency, yet seldom mentions their powerful role in the island's crippled economy, according to a U.S. intelligence report."
GAO Disputes White House on Intelligence Oversight Authority, Comptroller General letter to Congress, March 18. "I write to clarify what I view as several misstatements of law and fact within OMB's letter as it relates to GAO."
White House Threatens Veto of FY2010 Intelligence Authorization Bill, OMB letter to Congress, March 15. "Three categories of provisions are so serious that the President's senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill if they are included in a bill presented for his signature."
White House Statement on Transparent Cybersecurity, March 3. "Transparency is particularly vital in areas, such as the CNCI, where there have been legitimate questions about sensitive topics like the role of the intelligence community in cybersecurity."

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