The Department of State Services (DSS) has opposed a provision in a proposed Security Trust Fund Bill that would allow foreign contribution to the fund, warning that foreign funding could compromise national security, undermine operational independence and expose sensitive intelligence activities to external influence.
The position was presented on Thursday during a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence.
The hearing considered three bills, including the Bill for an Act to Establish the Department of State Services Security Trust Fund (HB.2178) and the Bill for an Act to Establish the Strategic Intelligence Management Institute (HB.2589).
In its submission on the proposed Trust Fund, the Service explained that the proposed Trust Fund was intended to provide dedicated and sustainable funding for intelligence gathering, counterterrorism operations and other national security activities.
According to the DSS, the Fund is designed to facilitate the acquisition of modern
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