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The spectrum of threats includes espionage, cyber intrusions, organized crime and the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive and classified US Government information, a notable recent example being the unlawful release of classified US documents by WikiLeaks. While the impacts of the WikiLeaks disclosures are still being assessed, we are moving aggressively to respond by protecting our information networks with improved CI analysis of audit and access controls, improving our ability to detect and respond to insider threats - while balancing the need to share information - and increase awareness across the US Government to the persistent and wide-ranging nature of foreign intelligence threats. |
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James Clapper |
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Director of National Intelligence |
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI |
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Senator MCCAIN [...] How serious is the damage to your capability to carrying out
your responsibilities was the WikiLeaks situation?
Mr. CLAPPER. Well, from my standpoint, it was quite damaging
because of the chilling effect it has on people who are willing to be
recruited and to provide information to us. And so, that's
Senator MCCAIN. So, it was a lot more than just embarrassing
to diplomats who
Mr. CLAPPER. Yes, sir.
Senator MCCAINwere candid in their assessments?
Mr. CLAPPER. And bear in mind, there are some potentially
700,000 documents out, that are out there, and there have only
been about 5,000 publicly revealed, so this could go on for quite
some time as these revelations are stretched out.
Senator MCCAIN. And it literally puts people's lives in danger
who were cooperating with us, whose names, identities may be revealed in these leaks, is that correct?
Mr. CLAPPER. That's possible. But I, frankly, am more concerned
about the ones we don't, we won't get in the future, that we can't
count, who won't engage with us because of fear of revelation.
Senator MCCAIN. I thank you, Mr. Chairman. I bring that up because I'm intrigued by this debate that seems to go on that, well,
it's, we needed to know what our diplomats were saying to each
other, and we needed these candidthat's not what this is all
about is it?
Mr. CLAPPER. Well, the embarrassment factor, it makes for juicy
headlines and all that sort of thing. But that's not really what the
serious impact is. And of course, this wholeI should, not to dismiss that. That also is a negative effect of, the candor involved in
diplomatic discourse, diplomatic exchanges, I think will be affected.
I think, so farand certainly the dialogue I've had with foreign
interlocutors, while they're not happy about it, I think they see
that there is a larger interest here in a continued relationship with
the United Statesbut from an intelligence perspective, there's
been some damage. |
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Name(s:) |
James Clapper |
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Title: |
Director of National Intelligence |
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Agency(ies): |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI |
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Url Link
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Congressional Record |
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United States Government Printing Office |
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Statement for the Record on the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Communities for the Senate Committee on Armed Services |
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Author: |
James Clapper |
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Director of National Intelligence |
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Authoring or Creator Agency: |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence |
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World Wide Threat Assessment: Statement before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, 10 March 2011 |
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Classification: |
Unclassified |
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Author: |
Ronald Burgess |
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Title: |
Director |
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Authoring or Creator Agency: |
Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, Department of Defense |
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United States Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing Webcast |
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United States Senate Armed Services Committee |
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Title: |
Intelligence Chiefs Cite Greatest Security Threats |
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Author: |
Terri Moon Cronk |
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American Forces Press Service, Department of Defense |
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