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January 2021 Intelligence News

• When it comes to security clearances, rules for others don't apply to Congress by John M. Donnelly, Roll Call, January 12. "In the wake of the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, some are asking whether certain members of Congress, including the Republican leaders of the defense and intelligence committees, would meet even the minimum standards for a government official to hold a security clearance."
• USSF Becomes 18th Member of Intel Community, DoD news release, January 8. "Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe today welcomed the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the 18th member of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). "
• Joint IC Agency Statement on SolarWinds Breach, January 5. "This work indicates that an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most or all of the recently discovered, ongoing cyber compromises of both government and non-governmental networks."
• Loeffler's Husband Entangled in Secret Gov't Surveillance Operation by William Bredderman, The Daily Beast, January 5. "The feds are renting an airport hangar from him for planes linked to a U.S. Marshals Service domestic spying program."