Intelligence Reform and Oversight: The View from Congress

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Speakers
Jane Harman
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-CA); Chair, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Committee on Homeland Security
Peter Hoekstra
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-MI); Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Presider
Joseph J. Helman
National Intelligence Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA) produced the most far reaching reform of the U.S. intelligence community in nearly 60 years. Join Representatives Jane Harman and Peter Hoekstra, principal leaders of the legislative process that resulted in the IRTPA, to appraise the legislation's achievements and examine the obstacles to implementation. This special discussion will be the final meeting of the Council series, "U.S. National Intelligence: Progress and Challenges."

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