A growing conflict over control of counterintelligence is unfolding in the United States. A new bill, the so-called SECURE Act, would give the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), led by Tulsi Gabbard, full oversight of U.S. counterintelligence operations. The FBI, which until now has played the principal role in this field, warns that the reform „would threaten national security” and would strip the agency of operational independence. The dispute between Gabbard and FBI