Ann Wagner Appointed to Lead New OSINT Subcommittee on House Intelligence Committee

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after the Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Rick Crawford (R-AK) appointed her as Chair of the new Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Subcommittee:

Congresswoman Ann Wagner: “Thank you to my friend and colleague Chairman Rick Crawford for having faith in me to oversee this incredibly important subcommittee.  Open-source intelligence is essential for a wide audience of policymakers, decisionmakers, and other consumers who gain situational awareness without having to rely on classified or restricted sources. Our adversaries are working together now more than ever before and for that reason they pose an even greater threat to the United States. Open-source intelligence helps provide a better understanding of the volatile playing field we find ourselves in.

Chairman Rick Crawford: “Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is a growing and complex area for our Intelligence Community (IC). As HPSCI recalibrates its oversight of the IC, I’m certain that Representative Wagner’s experience as a foreign diplomat and leader within Congress will serve our committee and the American people well. I look forward to working with her as the Chairwoman of the OSINT Subcommittee, and I know we’ll see great things from her.”

Congresswoman Wagner continued: “Our national security depends on our intelligence community vigilantly collecting and protecting sensitive information while deterring our enemies’ aggressive intelligence campaigns against the United States. I look forward to working to make certain there is a greater focus on the open-source community to advance appropriate policy and governance, resources, and standardized training and tradecraft to ensure OSINT has the capabilities and capacity to help protect us. Our national security remains one of my highest priorities.”