FBI to Get Senate Scrutiny

Looks like the FBI can expect plenty of scrutiny from the Senate Judiciary Committee when Pat Leahy, D-Vt., takes the reins next month. TPM Muckraker's Justin Rood (a former colleague here at GovExec) reports today that Leahy dropped some rather large hints at a hearing of areas that he thinks are ripe for oversight. On the list: "Data mining and privacy; detainee treatment; the shortage of FBI Arabic translators; and the bureau's continued technology woes."