Senior DHS official reassigned after office compiled intel reports on journalists, protesters – By Marty Johnson (The Hill) / Aug 1 2020
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reassigned a senior official who led the agency’s Intelligence & Analysis Office after reports surfaced that the office had been creating intelligence reports on journalists covering the protests in Portland, Ore., The Washington Post reported Saturday.
The Post, citing three people familiar with the situation, reported that Brian Murphy, the acting undersecretary of the office, was removed from his post and reassigned to a different, undisclosed position within the department.
The Hill has reached out to DHS for comment.
The existence of the reports — known as Open Source Intelligence Reports — was reported on by multiple news outlets earlier this week.
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