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The authorities want to tighten the requirements for ex-intelligence officers working for foreign governments.
US lawmakers are considering new requirements to limit the types of activities that former US intelligence officers can perform for foreign governments.
The innovations are contained in the current version of the draft Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2022. The new amendments prohibit former intelligence officials from performing "national security, intelligence, or homeland security" work commissioned by a foreign government or a government-representing company for 30 months after leaving the intelligence service.
Moreover, the bill proposes to oblige ex-secret service employees to inform the former management about employment after termination of service within five years. Violators will face a fine or imprisonment.
Democratic Senator Adam Schiff, chairman of the White House Intelligence Committee, told Reuters that the new measures are designed to prevent the use of American intelligence "skills" to violate human rights. We will remind, last month, the US Department of Justice fined three former employees of the US National Security Agency (NSA) who worked as hackers for hire in an information security company in the UAE and helped it develop and use hacking tools.
“People in the intelligence community are learning the skills they need to defend our country from foreign enemies, and this intellectual property belongs to the United States. It should not be used by foreign governments to spy on Americans or violate human rights,” Schiff said.
The bill has already been approved by the Intelligence Committee and is now pending consideration in the US Senate.
US lawmakers are considering new requirements to limit the types of activities that former US intelligence officers can perform for foreign governments.
The innovations are contained in the current version of the draft Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2022. The new amendments prohibit former intelligence officials from performing "national security, intelligence, or homeland security" work commissioned by a foreign government or a government-representing company for 30 months after leaving the intelligence service.
Moreover, the bill proposes to oblige ex-secret service employees to inform the former management about employment after termination of service within five years. Violators will face a fine or imprisonment.
Democratic Senator Adam Schiff, chairman of the White House Intelligence Committee, told Reuters that the new measures are designed to prevent the use of American intelligence "skills" to violate human rights. We will remind, last month, the US Department of Justice fined three former employees of the US National Security Agency (NSA) who worked as hackers for hire in an information security company in the UAE and helped it develop and use hacking tools.
“People in the intelligence community are learning the skills they need to defend our country from foreign enemies, and this intellectual property belongs to the United States. It should not be used by foreign governments to spy on Americans or violate human rights,” Schiff said.
The bill has already been approved by the Intelligence Committee and is now pending consideration in the US Senate.
