A few of the report’s findings are highlighted below:

• During this reporting period, there was an increase in the number of FISA Section 702 targets consistent with increases seen in previous annual reports.
• The number of U.S. person query terms used by the National Security Agency (NSA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) to query content remained relatively static.
• The report notes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) issued three FISA Section 702 orders during this reporting period, including the approval of renewal certifications on March 18, 2025 (publicly released on September 12, 2025) and the approval of a new counternarcotics certification on April 9, 2025, following the FISC’s denial order on February 20, 2025 (publicly released on August 19, 2025).
• The number of U.S. person queries conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) increased slightly from the immediate prior period but remained lower than previous years, in large part because of the increased focus on technical and policy controls, as well as individual caution related to accurately implementing the reforms.
• The report contains additional statistics, as well as explanations about how the IC uses its authorities and the counting methodologies to obtain the statistics.

Source: ODNI

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The report also provides insights into the multi-layered oversight framework that governs the IC and which is designed to protect the civil liberties and privacy of persons whose information is acquired pursuant to these national security authorities. By providing statistics along with explanatory narratives, the IC endeavors to enhance public understanding of intelligence activities.

During the period covered by this report, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act (RISAA) (Pub. L. No. 118-49) was signed into law. RISAA reauthorized the government’s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Title VII authorities for two additional years, codified additional compliance measures for conducting U.S. person queries, added new reporting and accountability measures, and prohibited (subject to limited exceptions) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from conducting Evidence of a Crime Only queries into Section 702 data. This report provides updated statistics and provides insight into fluctuations in statistical reporting compared to prior year reporting.

Because of changes reflected in RISAA, the number of U.S. person queries reported by the FBI decreased significantly in large part because of the increased focus on technical and policy controls, as well as individual caution related to accurately implementing the reforms.

There was an increase in the number of U.S. person query terms used by the National Security Agency (NSA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) to address cybersecurity threats and international terrorist threats to the Homeland.

The document is posted in full-text searchable format on intel.gov.

Source: ODNI

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