President Bill Clinton late last week signed the fiscal year 2000 Intelligence Authorization Act into law despite previously expressing disagreement with some of its provisions. Passed by voice vote in the Senate on Nov. 19 and in the House on Nov. 5, the conference bill includes significant increases in funding for modernizing intelligence agencies, but also highlights several areas where more work is needed to bring U.S. intelligence capabilities into the 21st century. "I am concerned about several parts of...
