This report was requested in June of 2009, and then again in July of 2014. It was finally declassified and released in February of 2017. Background In May 2000, an Agency employee who requested confidentiality approached the Inspector General (IG) with secondhand information .that CIA Executive Director (ExDir) David Carey misled Congress when he testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and also in a letter Carey sent on 23 March 2000 to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) Staff Director. The employee claimed he represented a group of senior Agency officers who were afraid to…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Defense Intelligence producers are more than analysts; they are also professional writers. Despite various new media and technological developments. writing is still the principal medium through which the Agency conveys its information, ideas, and concerns to customers. If our written products are to have the impact and inspire the confidence they warrant, they need to be delivered in a well-crafted package. This manual is the authoritative reference to help us create that package. It sets Agency standards for written intelligence production. minimizing the guesswork on capitalization, numbers, abbreviations, and other style points. Consequently. intelligence producers can focus on crafting…
Background The Proforma Manual is designed to provide general information and guidance to FDIC personnel regarding the Proforma Process. The Proforma Process, as directed by the Financial Manager, encompasses the activities needed to substantiate the individual assets and liabilities for a failed financial institution (Former Institution), balance the Former Institution’s accounts after closing and provide information to the Receiver and Assuming Institution (Al) of their share of the substantiated assets and liabilities. In cases where an Assuming Institution will be taking all or a portion of the Post-closing operations of the Former Institution, the Proforma Process involves the allocation of…
Background The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The NARA also transmits votes of the Electoral College to Congress. The chief administrator of NARA is the Archivist of the United States. Below, you will find a list of transferred records from federal agencies…
Background What is the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board? The Board is an independent, bipartisan agency within the executive branch established by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act, Pub. L. 110-53, signed into law in August 2007. Comprised of four part-time members and a full-time chairman, the Board is vested with two fundamental authorities: (1) To review and analyze actions the executive branch takes to protect the Nation from terrorism, ensuring the need for such actions is balanced with the need to protect privacy and civil liberties and (2) To ensure that liberty concerns are appropriately considered…