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Open Source Center Views Animal Pox Virus Research

Dozens of countries are conducting research involving animal pox viruses, according to a descriptive survey (pdf) performed for the U.S. intelligence community’s Open Source Center. There are various potential public…

06.04.08 | 1 min read
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Fusion Centers Face “Insufficient” Terrorist Activity

Fusion centers are collaborative law enforcement and intelligence organizations that were established all over the country after 9/11 to share intelligence and counterterrorism information. But in the absence of a…

06.03.08 | 2 min read
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Pentagon Intelligence Oversight Falls Short

While U.S. intelligence operations are more controversial than ever, routine oversight of the Department of Defense’s massive and far-flung intelligence apparatus has been significantly reduced, according to a recent report…

05.29.08 | 1 min read
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Intel Surveillance Court Gets Two New Judges

Two new judges were named to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court this week, Secrecy News has learned, one a Clinton appointee and one a Reagan appointee. Judge Mary A. McLaughlin…

05.23.08 | 2 min read
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SASC Rebuffs Pentagon Secrecy Proposals

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) rejected several legislative proposals submitted by the Department of Defense that would have increased the Department’s secrecy authority. One proposal would have granted the…

05.15.08 | 1 min read
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