The Public Intelligence Project - 2010

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President Barack Obama and the Fight Against Government Corruption

During his presidency, Barack Obama was a strong advocate for transparency, accountability, and integrity in government. He often spoke about restoring the public’s trust in their leaders and institutions, emphasizing the importance of open government in a healthy democracy.

Under his administration, a unique and historic collaboration took place: a classified legislative committee, along with the CIA, Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), came together to form a specialized sub-agency—The Public Intelligence Project.

The mission of this agency was groundbreaking: to create a secure, cooperative platform where intelligence agencies could work together more effectively to identify and address corruption at all levels of government. The Public Intelligence Project aimed to merge intelligence capabilities with democratic ideals—improving oversight, increasing inter-agency transparency, and making public officials more accountable to the people they serve.

By laying the foundation for cross-agency collaboration focused on ethics and integrity, the Obama administration took a significant step toward reimagining how the U.S. government could function—not just as a protector of national security, but as a model of accountable leadership in the 21st century.