Technology Advances Prompt Changes in CIA Collection Procedures
In the final few days of the Obama Administration, CIA Director John Brennan, after consulting with the Director of National Intelligence, brought years of CIA […] More
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What if the U.S. Can’t Keep a Secret? The Real Impact of Manning’s Leaks
Now that the dust has settled on President Obama’s unexpected decision to, his last week in office, commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, it’s worth […] More
Insider Threat Special Report: Need-to-Know vs. Need-to-Share
The cultural shift stemming from a “need-to-know” to a “need-to-share” atmosphere in the intelligence community in the wake of 9/11 has been necessary to operate […] More
Insider Threat Special Report: Future Snowdens and Harsh Realities
In the wake of the arrest of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer Aldrich Ames as a spy, then-CIA Chief of Counterintelligence Paul Redmond commented, “There […] More
Priess: Historical Perspective on Trump’s Relationship with Intelligence
With a series of disparaging remarks about the intelligence community (IC) from President-elect Donald Trump in recent weeks, David Priess, a former CIA analyst and […] More
IC Says Goodbye to one of its Highest Ranking Women
Sometimes the best state secret isn’t a secret—it’s a person. Stephanie O’Sullivan spent the bulk of her career keeping secrets for the United States Intelligence […] More
Trump Slams Report Saying Russia Has Damaging Information On Him
President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday lashed out in a press conference at reports overnight that U.S. intelligence agencies had given him, President Barack Obama, and leaders […] More
DNI Nominee Says He Will Use Every Tool to Keep America Safe
President-elect Donald Trump Saturday named former Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) as his choice to be Director of National Intelligence. Coats recently retired from Congress, where […] More
U.S. Intel Report: Putin Directed Campaign to Help Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a cyber and influence campaign aimed at interfering in the United States election and boosting President-elect Donald Trump’s chances, according […] More
We Can’t Just Respond to Cyber With Cyber
The Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and subsequent leaking of sensitive internal communications has remained front and center in the U.S. consciousness. […] More
U.S. Intel Leaders Resolute on Russian Hacking
Top United States intelligence officials on Thursday defended the intelligence agencies’ findings on Russian hacking and interference in the election, pushing back at the public […] More
Intelligence, Trump, Putin, and Russia’s Long Game
The Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential campaign and the subsequent sanctions imposed by the Obama Administration continue to dominate the news this week, with […] More
An Open Letter to the Men and Women of the U.S. Intelligence Community
Editor’s Note: The ongoing debate over the intelligence involving the Russian hack of the Democratic National Committee is highlighting a lot of other underlying issues […] More
New Technologies Give Government Ample Means to Track Suspects, Study Finds
A report funded by the Hewlett Foundation on the effect of encryption on the ability of the intelligence community to access information has found that […] More
Soldiers Without Uniforms: How the CIA Remembers Its Fallen
There’s one group you almost certainly did not hear mentioned as the news media and others on Memorial Day lauded, honored, and remembered our richly […] More