President Bush has issued an executive order weakening the Intelligence Oversight Board, which was created by the Ford administration following a Congressional investigation into abuses by intelligence agencies. Among the changes: the order “deleted the board’s authority to refer matters to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation” and “terminated the board’s authority to oversee each intelligence agency’s general counsel and inspector general.” (Boston Globe)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=177928