Dead Drop: September 14
WE’RE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER: Back when John Brennan was CIA director and made a lot of minds of clandestine service officers explode by saying “We don’t […] More
Dead Drop: September, 2018
Dead Drop: September 7
THE GREAT NETWORK OF CHINA: William Evanina, the U.S. counter-intelligence chief, told Reuters late last week that Chinese espionage agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to connect with […] More
Dead Drop: August 31
HOW I MISSPENT MY SUMMER VACATION: Earlier this month, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) chairman Devin Nunes undertook a secret mission. According to The Atlantic, […] More
Dead Drop: August 24
TROUBLESOME LETTERS: We hear the people who have been putting together those open letters decrying the president’s action stripping former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearances […] More
Dead Drop: August 17
CIA DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP TEAM: CIA Director Gina Haspel is naming 32-year career officer Andrew “Andy” Makridis as the Agency’s new COO, and 34-year career officer Sonya […] More
Dead Drop: August 10
THE DUST-BINNEY OF HISTORY: In July of last year a group of contrarian former government officials who call themselves “Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity” (VIPS) came […] More
Dead Drop: August 3
“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The […] More
Dead Drop: July 27
NEW NUMBER 2: President Trump intends to appoint a veteran Agency officer to serve as CIA’s Deputy Director. Vaughn F. Bishop spent 30 years at the […] More
Dead Drop: July 20
HEAD SCRATCHER: A lot of current and former intelligence officials we know are trying to decipher an @realDonaldTrump tweet from last Wednesday which asserted: “So many people at […] More
Dead Drop: July 13
SPORTS BROS: The crack CIA social media team has been keeping an eye on World Cup soccer. The Agency tweeted out congrats to quarter finalists and posted fun […] More
Dead Drop: July 6
Each week, we bring our readers tidbits of gossip from the world of national security and intelligence. The Dead Drop is a source of fun […] More
Dead Drop: June 29
Each week, we bring our readers tidbits of gossip from the world of national security and intelligence. The Dead Drop is a source of fun […] More
Dead Drop: June 22
Each week, we bring our readers tidbits of gossip from the world of national security and intelligence. The Dead Drop is a source of fun […] More
Dead Drop: May 25
STANDING UP FOR GINA – For a variety of reasons, Monday’s swearing in ceremony for new CIA Director Gina Haspel was a remarkable affair. Setting aside, for a moment, […] More
Dead Drop: May 18
LEAK WEEK: This has been quite the week for stories about leaks, leaks about stories, and people sticking the shiv in each other just for fun. On […] More
Dead Drop: May 11
HASPEL HEARING HIGHLIGHTS: Here are a few quirky things we noticed or heard from others regarding Gina Haspel’s confirmation hearing this week: The Senate Select […] More
Dead Drop: May 4
INSIDE THE FARADAY CAGE – Friday marked a hugely ceremonial day for Cyber Command as Lieutenant General Paul Nakasone officially became the head of the command […] More
Dead Drop: April 27
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP: Cast members of the hit TV series “Homeland” appeared at the National Press Club on April 23 along with […] More