The Senate Intelligence Committee unanimously passed the 2019 Intelligence Authorization Act today. It’s named after late committee staffer Matthew Pollard, who died in April. 
Here’s what the committee says this IAA does:
“Deter and counter aggression from foreign state actors, such as Russia and China, both at home and abroad;”
“Protect the U.S. government’s supply chain from sabotage and counterintelligence threats;”
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“Deter and counter aggression from foreign state actors, such as Russia and China, both at home and abroad;”
“Protect the U.S. government’s supply chain from sabotage and counterintelligence threats;”
More:
.@SenatorBurr and @MarkWarner also say the IAA includes provisions to fix the security clearance backlog. For more on that, read this: buzzfeed.com/emmaloop/senat…
@SenatorBurr @MarkWarner Here’s more from Warner’s office: The IAA requires "the OMB-led interagency Performance Accountability Council (PAC) provide plans to reduce the background investigation inventory to 200,000 by the end of 2019 (today it’s over 700,000):"
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