DoD Reports to Congress to be Posted Online December 16, 2013
In a slight but welcome incremental reform, reports to Congress from the Department of Defense are to be posted online, according to a provision in the pending FY 2014 defense…
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Redacted Budget Book Provides a Peek at the NRO December 11, 2013
The National Reconnaissance Office, which builds and operates U.S. intelligence satellites, has just released the unclassified portions of its FY 2014 Congressional Budget Justification, a detailed account of its…
Read moreThe Defense Warning Network December 6, 2013
The structure and functions of the Defense Warning Network were outlined in a new directive issued yesterday by the Department of Defense. The mission of the Defense Warning Network…
Read moreIntelligence Community Plans for Continuity of Operations December 2, 2013
The U.S. intelligence community should continue to provide intelligence support to national leaders even in the event of a catastrophic emergency, according to a new Intelligence Community Directive. “IC…
Read moreA Pictorial History of the Russian Nuclear Weapon Program November 25, 2013
Newly published briefing slides from a Los Alamos history of the Russian nuclear weapons program include rare images and photographs of key personalities and facilities in the Russian (formerly Soviet)…
Read moreSecrecy News From All Over November 19, 2013
The Director of National Intelligence yesterday declassified and released hundreds of pages of records concerning collection under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, illuminating the origins of bulk collection of…
Read morePentagon Drone Programs Taper Off (and New Military Doctrine) November 12, 2013
The Department of Defense budget for research and procurement of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, is on a distinctly downward slope. The FY 2014 budget request included $2.3 billion…
Read moreIn Case You Missed It October 15, 2013
New legislation to restore due process protections for federal employees who serve in “sensitive” positions was introduced last week by Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton. Her bill was prompted by…
Read moreCIA Halts Public Access to Open Source Service October 8, 2013
For more than half a century, the public has been able to access a wealth of information collected by U.S. intelligence from unclassified, open sources around the world. At the…
Read moreResources on Manhattan Project, FOIA, FISA Reform July 25, 2013
The Department of Energy has undertaken a new effort to publish information and documents concerning the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb. The effort will notably include…
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