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, 2019
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
Dead Drop: November 16
ONE GIANT LEAP FOR WOMAN-KIND? The Dead Drop hears that Gina Haspel, the first woman to serve as CIA Director, either has – or soon will […] More
Dead Drop: November 9
YOU TOO CAN LEARN HOW TO BELL THE CAT: In recent weeks we have marveled at how a group of self-described“gifted nerds” has exposed the deadly and oft-times dumb work of […] More
Dead Drop: November 2
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? Joshua Schulte is a former CIA employee now residing in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan. Schulte is facing charges […] More
Dead Drop: October 26
OH, SO SOCIAL SEASON: The annual OSS Society dinner was held in Washington on October 21, and by all accounts, a smashing time was had. According […] More
Dead Drop: October 19
‘EXPERT’ COMMENTATOR: TV commentator and former CIA Officer Robert Baer recently appeared on CNN to talk about the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Washington […] More
Dead Drop: October 12
BUT LEE PERSISTED: The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul has sparked enormous news coverage – perhaps nowhere more than in […] More
The Dead Drop: October 5
STRAIGHT UP WTF: ANI, which describes itself as “South Asia’s Leading Multimedia News Agency” reported this week that Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Mehmood Shah Qureshi, says Islamabad is […] More
Dead Drop: September 28
DECIPHERING THE D/CIA: The Dead Drop poked some fun at the drastic differences in the headlines this week after CIA Director Gina Haspel’s first public […] More
Dead Drop: September 21
NEWS FLASH: Media All Over Map About CIA Director’s Public Comments, According to Headlines The Dead Drop can’t help but poke fun at the media headlines that […] More