Historical Dictionary of United States Intelligence

tee, which in the mid-1970s investigated the activities of U.S. intel-

ligence, particularly the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Under Rule X, the HPSCI performs an annual review of the intelli-

gence budget submitted by the president and prepares legislation au-

thorizing appropriations for the various civilian and military agencies

and departments comprising the intelligence community (IC). These

entities include the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),

the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Geospatial-

Intelligence Agency (NGA), theNational Reconnaissance Office

(NRO), as well as the intelligence-related components of the Depart-

ment of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the

Department of the Treasury, the Department of Energy (DOE), and

the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The committee makes

recommendations to the House Committee on Armed Services on au-

thorizations for the intelligence-related components of the army, navy,

air force, and marines. The committee also conducts periodic investiga-

tions, audits, and inspections of intelligence activities and programs.

In February 2002, the HPSCI and the Senate Select Committee

on Intelligence (SSCI) agreed to conduct a joint inquiry into the fail-

ures of U.S. intelligence to anticipate the terrorist attacks of 11 Sep-

tember 2001. See alsoSENATE RESOLUTION 400.

RUTH, SAMUEL (1818–1872).As superintendent of the Richmond,

Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad, a vital transportation route

for Confederate forces, Samuel Ruth conducted sabotage operations

for the Union by engaging in delaying tactics, deliberate inefficiency,

and slowdowns. Ruth eventually became a member of the Union in-

telligence network in Richmond, Virginia.

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SAFEHAVEN (PROJECT). An operation initiated in May 1944 to

track down and block German assets in neutral and nonbelligerent

countries throughout Europe and the Americas. The fear was that the

Nazi leaders, sensing defeat, would secretly transfer industrial and

fiscal capital to neutral countries, thereby escaping confiscation by

the victors. In addition, the victors feared that, if this happened, Ger-

man economic and industrial power would be largely intact and

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