John Ratcliffe, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in May. Andrew Harnik/AP
GovExec Daily: The ODNI Briefings and Congressional Oversight
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss John Ratcliffe's letter informing Congress that ODNI will no longer provide the in-person briefings on election security.
The election is just over two months away and, according to experts and intelligence officials, foreign adversaries are trying to disrupt the November contest. But, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe informed members of Congress that his office will no longer provide in-person briefings about threats, only written updates. Radcliffe said that this was to contain leaks from the intel community.
Courtney Bublé is covering the story and she joined the podcast to discuss Radcliffe’s decision and what it means for Congressional oversight.
