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How Are Shifting Priorities Impacting National Security in America?

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4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Most Americans would agree that the United States should be protected, but from whom … and how? Dr. Donell Harvin, the former Chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence for the District of Columbia, says the U.S. is taking its eye off the ball - focusing its large domestic intelligence apparatus in a direction that is politically expedient, but not in line with the most serious threats. If you liked this episode, check out these links: ​​ DOGE Layoffs and the Counterintelligence Threats They Pose | SpyCast Spy Chat with Chris Costa | Special Guest: Colin Clarke Prefer to watch your podcasts? Find us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@IntlSpyMuseum/podcasts.  Subscribe to Sasha's Substack, HUMINT, to get more intelligence stories: https://sashaingber.substack.com/  And if you have feedback or want to hear about a particular topic, you can reach us by E-mail at [email protected].  This show is brought to you from Goat Rodeo, Airwave, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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and covert operations across the globe.

0:52.6

Most Americans would agree that the United States should be protected, but from whom,

0:59.0

and how? Donnell Harvin, the former chief of Homeland Security and Intelligence for the D.C. government,

1:06.0

says the U.S. is taking its eye off the ball, focusing its large domestic intelligence

1:13.0

apparatus in a direction not in line with the most serious threats.

1:19.4

Donnell, welcome. In previous years, we have seen the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security,

1:27.3

prioritize what they call homegrown violent extremists,

1:31.3

such as supporters of terrorist organizations like ISIS, domestic violent extremists to include

1:38.4

white supremacists, and lone actors, be the priority. Are these threats still being closely monitored?

1:47.0

Well, it depends on what do you mean by closely monitored. They're being monitored, but my sources have told me within the intelligence community that the focus is shifted from a lot of these domestic threat actors to immigration enforcement.

2:03.8

We're seeing the same amount of resources that we saw in 2020, 2020, being split between the

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