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September 2, 2011

A new book examines why Congress struggles to oversee intelligence

CISAC, FSI Stanford Announcement

In her new book, Eyes on Spies, Amy Zegart argues that electoral incentives and the zero-sum nature of committee power help explain why U.S. Congress has persistently tied its own hands in overseeing intelligence.