Press Releases

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes today issued the following statement on cyber-attacks and other hostile acts by Russia:   “Russia’s cyber-attacks are no surprise to the House Intelligence Committee, which has been closely monitoring Russia’s belligerence for years—as I’ve said many times, the Intelligence Community has repeatedly failed to… Read more »

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is broadening its investigation into a decision by the Department of Defense to locate a new Joint Intelligence Analysis Center at the Croughton military base outside London. The investigation will now look into more suitable locations for the NATO Intelligence Fusion Center, which is a component of the Joint Intelligence Analysis… Read more »

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement on the nomination of General James Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense: “I congratulate General Mattis on his nomination as Secretary of Defense. In light of his long list of accomplishments and decades of service to this nation, I can think of no better candidate to lead America’s… Read more »

The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved the Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 on a bipartisan 390-30 vote.   The bill (H.R. 6393) ensures that the programs and activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community are authorized by law, fully resourced, and subject to rigorous congressional oversight. Focusing on current terrorism threats as well as… Read more »

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes has introduced the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (H.R. 6393) in the House of Representatives.   This bipartisan legislation provides the Intelligence Community authorization needed to protect and defend the United States. It is similar to H.R. 5077, which passed the House in May 2016 by… Read more »

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper asking both officials to appear before the Committee to discuss the veracity of press reports that they recommended removing Admiral Michael Rogers, Director of the National Security Agency. You can read the… Read more »

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes today released the following statement on the nomination of Congressman Mike Pompeo as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency:   “I am pleased that Mike Pompeo has been nominated as the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Mike has spent an immense amount of time in the field all across… Read more »

Chairman Devin Nunes and Ranking Member Adam Schiff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) announced today that the Committee will hold an open hearing to examine the scope of support that the Intelligence Community provides for the Department of Defense. The hearing will be held at 9:30 am on Thursday, November 17, in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office… Read more »

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes today sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey asking for additional information on the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of an unauthorized email server. You can read the letter here.   Read more »

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement about the FBI’s decision to reopen its investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server: “Since tens of thousands of emails traversed Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized server, including 30,000 that she deleted to avoid disclosure, it’s no surprise… Read more »