SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2016, Issue No. 15
February 17, 2016

Secrecy News Blog: http://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/

FORMER INTELLIGENCE EMPLOYEES MUST REPORT FOREIGN JOBS

Under a requirement recently enacted by Congress, intelligence agency employees who hold clearances for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) must report any employment with a foreign government entity for up to two years after leaving their US government job.

An internal US Air Force memorandum implementing the new requirement for Air Force intelligence personnel was released under the Freedom of Information Act yesterday.

See Reporting Certain Post-Government Employment by Holders of Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Accesses, Air Force Guidance Memorandum 2015-14-04-O, 5 November 2015.

SCI is classified information that is derived from intelligence sources or methods.

The reporting requirement concerning foreign government employment was adopted by Congress in the FY 2015 intelligence authorization act (section 305) and was enacted into law as 50 U.S.C. 3073a.

It is unclear from the public record whether any specific incident or circumstance prompted the new reporting requirement.

INTELLIGENCE SPENDING, AND MORE FROM CRS

A new summary of U.S. intelligence expenditures over time has been prepared by the Congressional Research Service. See Intelligence Spending: In Brief, February 16, 2016:

Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from public distribution include the following.

What Does Justice Scalia's Death Mean for Congress and the Nation?, CRS Legal Sidebar, February 16, 2016:

Appointment of African American U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Historical Overview and Current Data, CRS Insight, February 12, 2016:

FY2017 Defense Budget Request: In Brief, February 12, 2016:

FY2016 Changes to DOD's 1033 Program, CRS Insight, February 16, 2016 (The 1033 Program governs the transfer of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies):

National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA): Background and Issues for Congress, February 5, 2016:

Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, updated February 12, 2016:

Lead in Flint, Michigan's Drinking Water: Federal Regulatory Role, CRS Insight, February 16, 2016:

U.S.-EU Data Privacy: From Safe Harbor to Privacy Shield, updated February 12, 2016:

Disposal of Unneeded Federal Buildings: Legislative Proposals in the 114th Congress, February 12, 2016:

Federal Support for Graduate Medical Education: An Overview, February 12, 2016:

Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2016, updated February 11, 2016:

Federal Grant Financial Reporting Requirements and Databases: Frequently Asked Questions, February 11, 2016:

Brazil: Background and U.S. Relations, updated February 11, 2016:

The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects, updated February 15, 2016:

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