America's Soft Underbelly: Economic Espionage

摘要

As economic markets fluctuate and globalization continues to stretch and stress U.S. corporations due to increased competition, the security of corporate and sensitive U.S. technology is increasingly a matter of national security. Threats to sensitive U.S. technologies come not only from our enemies, but from our allies and free market competitors. U.S. industries are a priority for economic espionage and very often a priority target for our adversaries. Foreign companies and governments seek to acquire U.S. technology capabilities to achieve technological parity and a competitive advantage with which to enhance their military capabilities. As this national security threat continues to grow, the U.S. Government should initiate appropriate counter espionage defense systems to protect U.S. interests and sensitive technologies. Potential solutions include expanding the National Counter Intelligence Executive (NCIX) Office, establishing a standing Interagency Economic Espionage Coordination Group (IEECG), and expanding the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Counterintelligence Domain Program (CDP) countering economic espionage by foreign competitors and adversaries.