Dead Drop: March 22
PRESIDENTIAL PRAISE FOR CIA: Well, not THAT president. AP reported that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (AKA the “Trump of the Tropics”) visited CIA headquarters on Monday. It is […] More
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Dead Drop: March 15
AMARYLLIS FOX IS HAVING A HELLUVA YEAR: The Dead Drop told you in July 2018 that former CIA officer Amaryllis Fox was about to marry Robert F. […] More
Dead Drop: March 8
“STOP WASTING TIME ON STUPID STUFF” – That is the brilliant order that Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson issued to her troops. The Washington Examiner says […] More
Dead Drop: March 1
STATE OF DISARRAY: For some reason, the number of Americans aspiring to a career as a diplomat is plunging. According to NBC News, between October 2017 and […] More
Dead Drop: February 22
THE ZOUNDS OF SILENCE: There were lots of reports of “surprise and indignation” (the definition of the word “zounds” BTW) coming out of the just-completed annual Munich […] More
Dead Drop: February 15
WELL, IF SHE SAYS SO: Long-time intelligence watcher James Bamford has a truly bizarre story in The New Republic which declares Russian “student” Maria Butina, innocent. Bamford, who […] More
Dead Drop: February 8
MOVING ON: NGA Director Robert Cardillo is retiring and handing over controls of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to Navy Vice Adm. Robert Sharp. We’re told that […] More
Dead Drop: February 1
BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL: The leaders of the U.S. intelligence community delivered their annual Worldwide Threats testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday January […] More
Dead Drop: January 25
BIG APPOINTMENT: On January 22, The Dead Drop was the first to reveal that the CIA has appointed John Edwards (no, not THAT John Edwards) […] More
Dead Drop: January 18
EXCLUSIVE 1/22: CIA’s NEW DEPUTY COO: Dead Drop spies tell us that John Edwards has been named CIA’s new Deputy COO, working for Andy Makridis. Edwards […] More
Dead Drop: January 11
CHICKS IN CHARGE: Last week, The Cipher Brief was first to reveal that the CIA had named Cynthia ‘DiDi’ Rapp to be their new Deputy Director of Analysis. […] More
Dead Drop: January 4
MORE THAN TWO SIDES TO A STORY: Former CIA Officers who do some of the Agency’s most dangerous work in places like Afghanistan were pretty upset […] More
Dead Drop December 28
NGA TAKES SHARP TURN: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced on December 26th that Navy Rear Admiral Robert Sharp has been selected to be the next director of […] More
Dead Drop December 21
MATTIS: ONE FOR THE BOOKS? A lot of people are speculating about who might get the nod to follow in Jim Mattis’s footsteps as Secretary of […] More
Dead Drop: December 14
TOLD YA SO: On December 7th, a variety of major news organizations reported that the CIA has selected Beth Kimber, a 34-year Agency veteran, to become […] More
Dead Drop: December 7
Updated — December 9 BETWEEN A ROCK AND A RUDE PLACE: Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Trump have exchanged verbal shots. At an event […] More
Dead Drop: November 30
TALKING TURKI: CIA alumni, whom The Dead Drop talked with recently, were bemused by recent comments by a senior member of the Saudi royal family. Prince […] More
Dead Drop: November 23
CYBER INSECURITY: Japan’s new cybersecurity minister is not going to let pre-conceived notions about high-tech matters get in the way of doing his job – since […] More