Press Releases

Today’s threats require a new posture from our intelligence community By Congressman Pat Fallon (R-TX) For decades, our nation’s tools and policies designed to detect and neutralize foreign intelligence activities have failed to deter our enemies. Instead, they have adapted to our approach. Despite mounting scrutiny, the Chinese… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) and Ranking Member Jim Himes (CT-04) issued the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (IAA), which was attached to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The IAA authorizes funding for… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) issued the following statement after the briefing with the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, Admiral Frank Bradley, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, on the legal strikes against narco-terrorists in the Caribbean. “First, I… Read more »

House Intel Chairman Crawford Leads Bipartisan CODEL to Honduras to Observe Presidential Election … Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) issued the following statement on the release of the House Select Committee on China’s bipartisan investigative report on how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is manipulating global mineral prices to maintain its dominance. “The CCP has been operating under the threshold of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— As part of the FY2026 Intelligence Authorization Act, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence advanced Chairman Rick Crawford’s counterintelligence (CI) reform effort, or SECURE Act. Counterintelligence experts have issued a stark warning—years of ignored reform recommendations have created critical vulnerabilities in our nation's CI system. Without… Read more »

The Washington Times: House intel chair seeks to reform ‘disjointed’ counterspy system Chinese espionage threat flashes 'critical' red lights to agencies By Bill Gertz The Washington Times September 17, 2025 Multiple U.S. counterintelligence agencies charged with neutralizing foreign spy operations lack focus, and the system needs major reform, said the chairman of the House… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (R-AR) released the following statement on today's terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, UK. “Today’s sickening attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people is cowardly and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) joined Fox News’ Saturday in America to discuss the U.S. Secret Service’s recent dismantling of a network of telecommunications devices that could have presented a catastrophic threat during the UN General Assembly in New York City last week.  The great work of the U.S. Secret Service… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.— As part of the FY2026 Intelligence Authorization Act, which was passed by voice vote, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence advanced Chairman Crawford’s counterintelligence (CI) reform effort, or SECURE Act. In its current construct, the counterintelligence mission is spread across numerous federal agencies, where no single agency leads or synchronizes… Read more »