Leadership & Organization — 2026-03-20
IC Leaders Agree Biden-Era Havana Syndrome Assessment Should Be Retracted at HPSCI Hearing
DNI Gabbard, FBI Director Patel, acting NSA Director Hartman, and DIA Director Adams all told HPSCI the 2023 ICA finding it 'very unlikely' a foreign adversary caused anomalous health incidents should be retracted. CIA Director Ratcliffe deferred to Gabbard's ongoing review. Chairman Crawford called the assessment 'deeply flawed,' citing HPSCI's December 2024 interim finding that the ICA 'lacked analytic integrity and was highly irregular.'
Analysis
Prior IC briefs tracked the HPSCI subcommittee's December 2024 interim finding that the ICA 'lacked analytic integrity.' This week's unanimous retraction demand from IC leaders represents the culmination of that challenge to the 2023 assessment.
Prior IC briefs tracked the HPSCI subcommittee's December 2024 interim finding that the ICA 'lacked analytic integrity.' This week's unanimous retraction demand from IC leaders represents the culmination of that challenge to the 2023 assessment.