Times-Standard - Thompson to again serve on key intelligence committee
As the top-ranking Democrat on the subcommittee, Thompson will help oversee the Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies and departments.
Specifically, Thompson will provide oversight for key intelligence activities, including: Identifying and counteracting security threats posed by espionage or terrorism; analyzing and assessing intelligence related to nuclear proliferation, narcotics smuggling, human trafficking and other potential threats; and acquiring sensitive information from human sources, either covertly or by debriefing.
”I am honored to have been selected to serve as the top Democrat on this extremely important subcommittee,” Thompson said in a press release. “Strong, viable intelligence is the most effective way to keep America safe. I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure our intelligence community has the resources it needs. Nothing could be more important to the security of our country and our people.”
In addition to serving as the ranking member of the subcommittee, Thompson will also be a member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, which conducts studies and investigations across the jurisdiction of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Those include inquiries into allegations of waste, fraud, abuse and other wrongdoings and inefficiencies within the intelligence community.
Thompson was first selected to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 2007.