Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Wednesday called it “troubling” to hear outside officials criticize the White House’s approach to intelligence, The Hill reports. In a speech at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, Coats ended criticized officials like his predecessor, James Clapper, who have slammed the Trump administration.
“I find it troubling many outside the current arena, including former officials, criticize the [intelligence community’s] recent record and expressed concern about [its] capabilities with the president,” Coats noted.
Last month, Clapper told CNN that he believes Trump “likes intelligence on a selective basis.”
“He seems to accept the intelligence on Korea, or on Syria, on China, on other areas, on terrorism, but when it comes to Russia, not so much,” Clapper noted.
Coats also addressed the government’s relationship with the private sector, encouraging everyone involved in threat intelligence sharing to adopt a similar language and process.
The intelligence chief also asked companies to work with the government to address poor security design in their products, which often ship with known security flaws.
“We cannot afford to have new products enter the market with these known vulnerabilities,” Coats underscored.
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