Cybersecurity — 2026-04-10
HPSCI Chairman and Gingrich Call for Overhaul of US Counterintelligence Posture
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford joined former Speaker Newt Gingrich on April 9 to discuss restructuring the US counterintelligence enterprise. They argued the current approach relies too heavily on law enforcement and must shift toward proactive detection, disruption, and deterrence of espionage by China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba operating within the US homeland.
Analysis
Crawford's framing, shifting from law enforcement to proactive detection and disruption, echoes a structural debate that predates the current threat environment. Absent from this discussion: the FBI's recentSalt Typhoon breach, which is the most concrete evidence that the current CI posture is failing against China's MSS.
Crawford's framing, shifting from law enforcement to proactive detection and disruption, echoes a structural debate that predates the current threat environment. Absent from this discussion: the FBI's recent