Agency Quote by Barack Obama

We need intelligence services to fight against terrorism, but they have to respect the principles of good relationships between allies and protect personal, confidential…

— Francois Hollande

The way the United States intelligence community operates is it doesn't limit itself to the protection of the homeland. It doesn't limit itself to…

— Edward Snowden

The intelligence activities undertaken by the United States government are lawful, necessary and required to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.

— Dana Perino

Rather than trying to find evidence of a crime, the FBI's counterintelligence goal is to identify, monitor and neutralize foreign intelligence activity in the…

— Asha Rangappa

As a former F.B.I. special agent who conducted counterintelligence investigations, I can attest that foreign intelligence services do not operate on the basis of…

— Asha Rangappa

Under the 1991 Intelligence Authorization Act, US intelligence agencies cannot engage in covert actions abroad without a presidential finding that these operations are important…

— Asha Rangappa

We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence…

— John O. Brennan

We in US need active intelligence: people being on the streets, people being able to stop and ask questions of individuals that they suspect…

— Kimberly Guilfoyle

Terrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.

— Jim Sensenbrenner

Having conducted counterintelligence investigations, I can attest that not everything a foreign intelligence service does is necessarily illegal.

— Asha Rangappa

Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security…

— Saxby Chambliss

The United States, like any great power, is always going to have an intelligence operation, and some electronic surveillance is obligatory in the modern…

— Jeffrey Toobin