Secrecy vs. Disclosure of the Intelligence Community Budget: An Enduring Debate

Abstract

Little known U.S. congressional documents, dating from the 1970s, debate public disclosure of Intelligence Community (IC) budget. The documents offer a rich repository of the arguments on both sides of the debate and shine a light on the thoughtful, measured congressional oversight practiced in formative years of the House and Senate intelligence committees.

Keywords

• budget
• Congress
• disclosure
• intelligence
• oversight
• public participation
• national security
• transparency
• secrecy
• transparency