Intelligence by Mark Lowenthal

Intelligence by Mark Lowenthal

Mark M. Lowenthal's trusted guide is the go-to resource for understanding how the intelligence community's history, structure, procedures, and functions affect policy decisions. In this Sixth Edition of Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, the author highlights new challenges facing the intelligence community, examining NSA programs, UAVs, the impact of social media, and the effects of the Snowden leaks on collection and Congressional oversight. An expanded chapter on oversight scrutinizes the role of the FISA court, OMB, and GAO.

In the United States, MARK M.LOWENTHAL is a senior specialist. foreign policy at the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service (CRS). He worked for the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research from 1985 to 1989, first as the director of the Office of Strategic Forces Analysis, then as deputy assistant secretary for functional analysis. He was previously a national defense specialist at CRS, where he also served as the chief of the Defense/Arms Control and Europe/Middle East/Africa divisions. Leadership and Indecision: American War Planning and Policy Proccess, 1937-1942 is one of his books, and he has written numerous essays and congressional studies on national security topics.