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Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Also known as: Senate Intel Committee, SSCI, Select Committee on Intelligence
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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com Apr 30, 2021 5 facts
accountBriefings regarding unidentified aerial phenomena were presented to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, the director of National Intelligence, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Armed Services Committee, and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
accountLuis Elizondo failed to brief Secretary of Defense James Mattis on UAP, but his successor successfully briefed Mark Esper, the Director of National Intelligence, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Armed Services Committee, and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
claimSenator Marco Rubio, while serving as the acting chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, stated on CBS News that the government does not know what the mysterious flying objects in restricted airspace are and that they do not belong to the United States.
quoteIn July 2020, Senator Marco Rubio, then acting chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, stated on CBS News regarding mysterious flying objects in restricted airspace: 'We don’t know what it is, and it isn’t ours.'
accountLuis Elizondo's successor successfully secured briefings on UAP/UFOs for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, the director of National Intelligence, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Armed Services Committee, and several members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
United States Foreign Intelligence Relationships everycrsreport.com May 15, 2019 5 facts
referenceThe Senate Select Committee on Intelligence published the 'Committee Study on the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program' (S.Rept. 113-288) on December 9, 2014.
claimDaniel Coats spoke out against the use of torture during his Director of National Intelligence (DNI) confirmation hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
measurementThe Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) reported the existence of ten CIA detention sites abroad, while media sources have indicated the existence of as many as nine additional sites.
claimThe Senate Select Committee on Intelligence report (S.Rept. 113-288) indicates that detainees were held in multiple locations, though redactions in the report make it difficult to determine the exact number of permanent or temporary detention sites.
claimA former member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence stated that foreign intelligence services provide the United States with some of its most significant intelligence.
The Evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community-An Historical ... govinfo.gov 4 facts
claimIn 1977, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence reexamined the question of whether the aggregate U.S. intelligence budget should be released publicly, an issue that continued to be debated for the next two decades.
claimThe Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was given the responsibility for handling confirmation proceedings for the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (Deputy DCI) when nominated by the President.
claimThe U.S. Senate created the Select Committee on Intelligence in May 1976 to provide oversight of the intelligence function.
claimThe Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was limited to oversight of 'national' intelligence, whereas the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence mandate included both 'national' and 'tactical' intelligence activities.
From FOIAs to planes, Jeffrey Epstein's brushes with the CIA sashaingber.substack.com Feb 16, 2026 1 fact
claimTom Cotton serves as the chairman of the Senate Intel Committee.