SECRECY NEWS From the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2017, Issue No. 8 January 30, 2017
SECRECY NEWS From the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2017, Issue No. 8 January 30, 2017 Secrecy News Blog: https://fas.org/blogs/ secrecy/ ** TRUMP BROADCASTS HIS NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVES ** CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ** RENEGOTIATING NAFTA, AND MORE FROM CRS TRUMP BROADCASTS HIS NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVES National security directives are among the most important tools the President has for managing his administration and for conducting U.S. policy on national defense, foreign relations, intelligence, nuclear weapons and other matters of consequence. At the end of last week, President Trump publicly issued his first three national security directives, designated National Security Presidential Memoranda (NSPMs). NSPM-1 is entitled "Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces." It requires a "readiness review", and calls for a new N...