Some unauthorized disclosures of classified information in the press can serve a constructive purpose, Sen. John McCain allowed. And so he expressed support for a pending press “shield” law that…
The Senate Intelligence Committee has recommended creation of a new Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Intelligence to prepare the annual intelligence budget. “The [proposed] Subcommittee on Intelligence shall appropriate all funds…
Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf). “Tibet: Problems, Prospects, and U.S. Policy,” April…
In a stark illustration of how secrecy may undermine rather than reinforce security, the Government Accountability Office found that the Department of Defense has omitted many of its most sensitive…
Financial incentives and external coercion play a diminishing role in motivating Americans to spy against the United States, according to a new Defense Department study (pdf). But divided loyalties are…