The New York Times reports that the National Commission for Review of the Research and Development Programs of the United States Intelligence Community—a congressional panel created prior to the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program revelations—released an unclassified version of a report concluding that the United States may be losing its technological edge in the international sphere.
Similarly, a separate report authored by the panel concluded that the Obama Administration’s efforts to differentiate agency roles have failed for the most part.
According to The Times:
[Commission member Gilman Louie] said the intelligence agencies were heavily focused on the development of offensive cyberweapons because ‘it is easier and more intellectually interesting to play offense than defense. Defense is where we are losing the ballgame[.]’ . . .
The report also questioned the effectiveness of President Obama’s cybersecurity efforts, criticized the role of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), claimed there is a lack of communication between key intelligence agencies, and indicated a lack of organization and focus within U.S. intelligence research and development efforts, The Times reports.
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