Plaskett highlights House Intelligence Committee efforts

V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett issued a statement on Tuesday highlighting her role on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Plaskett is the first delegate from a U.S. territory to serve on the committee — also known as the HPSCI — and the top Democrat to serve on the HPSCI’s National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee. “Serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is an honor and a weighty responsibility,” Plaskett stated. “The job of our committee is to conduct oversight of the U.S. intelligence community, which consists of 18 federal agencies — including the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”

During her nearly two years on the committee, Plaskett noted that she has focused on several key areas she believes to be of particular concern or interest to her constituents. The first of those includes a push to have the people who work in the intelligence community be both highly qualified and reflective of the country’s diversity.