Dead Drop: May 17
EYES ON DISGUISE: Former CIA chief of disguise, Jonna Mendez, has given a fascinating critique of Hollywood’s hits and misses when it comes to changing identity. […] More
Dead Drop: May, 2019
Dead Drop: May 10
WHO WANTS DoD JOB? After months of speculation following the resignation of James Mattis, and many rumored proposals to potential replacements – we’re told all […] More
Dead Drop: May 3
CIAO TO CIAOMF: The CIA Officers Memorial Foundation held its annual fundraising dinner at an undisclosed location late last week and honored the foundation’s former chairman, John […] More
Dead Drop: April 26
FAKE NEWS(MEN): We learned this week (from the BBC) that a Russian television news channel is using a robot to anchor some of its newscasts. The […] More
Dead Drop: April 19
CIA DIRECTOR & INSTAGRAM: In a rare public appearance, CIA Director Gina Haspel told an audience at Auburn University this week that the Agency would be […] More
Dead Drop: April 12
RISING LEAKS: The number of leaks of classified federal government information reported to law enforcement as possible crimes is on the rise. The Federation of American […] More
Dead Drop: April 4
CIA SCHOOLED IN GRAMMAR: In a sign of our times, a CIA recruiting poster spotted at the Foggy Bottom metro station in Washington appeals for Russian […] More
Dead Drop: March 29
MUELLER WHO?: The Cipher Brief 2019 Threat Conference wrapped up recently in Sea Island, GA. and our spies tell us that the meeting was a virtual […] More
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
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