Pentagon Book Burning Secrets in Plain Sight in Censored Book’s Reprint
“ ... 'There’s smart secrecy and stupid secrecy, and this whole episode sounds like stupid secrecy,' said Gabriel Schoenfeld of the Hudson Institute, a
2007 Frontline Segment on Church Committee & FISA Court (w/Domestic Spying and Data Mining Reading List)
A closer look at the famous post-Watergate investigation into domestic spying abuses and how it led to a secret court to authorize surveillance requests. B
Pentagon to Investigate Hundreds of Suspected Child Porn Collectors in its Ranks
"A major federal investigation has found that dozens of military officials and defense contractors, including some with top-level security clearances, alle
Leak Prosecution – Too Many Secrets at NSA
Re "the indictment of Thomas A. Drake, a former NSA official accused of leaking classified information to a newspaper reporter. Drake was arraigned on Frid
Government Continues to Avoid Court Rulings on Domestic Surveillance
by emptywheel | FireDogLake | April 19, 2010 FISA Court Encourages Government to Stop Collecting Some Metadata National Security Agency Director Keith B.
ManTech Names H. Christopher Goodrich as Vice President for NSA Programs in its Mission, Cyber and Technology Solutions Group
March 11, 2010 Twenty-five years of experience in the Intelligence Community FAIRFAX, Va. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ManTech International Corporation /quote
NSA Wiretap Program Declared Illegal
Marc Ambinder | The Atlantic | Mar 31 2010 The National Security Agency broke the law when it wiretapped two American lawyers working for the El-Haramain
Glenn Greenwald on Mike McConnell and the National Security State
Mar 29, 2010 03:30 EDT Mike McConnell, the WashPost & the dangers of sleazy corporatism By Glenn Greenwald In a political culture drowning in hidd
Crazy Pete Hoekstra’s NSA Dirty Work and Nidal Hasan
By emptywheel November 19, 2009 I’m almost ready to post my next working thread on the EFF documents. But pages 121 through 125 of the OLC2 set deserves
NSA to Build Secretive Data Center in Utah (Shhh – it’s Actually for Surveillance, not “Cybersecurity” as Widely Reported)
Edited by Alex Constantine All news outlets are describing the proposed facility as a "cyber-security" center, but "Utah news reports, based on federal bud
NSA’s Cyber Overkill
A project to safeguard governmental computers, run by the NSA, is too big a threat to Americans' privacy. By Jesselyn Radack Los Angeles Times July 14, 20
Wanted Cyber Warriors and Media Sanitizers
Defense and intelligence contractor Raytheon is moving into the lucrative realm of cyber warfare, and wants to hire hundreds of “cyber warriors” to “
Post-9/11 Surveillance went Beyond Wiretapping
Details remain classified, but are referred to in a newly released report http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31852177/ns/politics/ - "A new internal government re
NY Times Sat on NSA Surveillance Story for a Year Before Publishing it/Whistle-Blower Harassed
Excerpt: NSA Whistleblower Meets Anthrax ‘Person of Interest,’ by Kevin Poulsen, Wired, June 4, 2009:... Speaking on the final panel at the Computers,
NSA Monitors Millions of American E-mails
By Tom Eleywww.australia.to Several current and former agents within the National Security Agency (NSA), speaking on condition of anonymity, have told
In Critical NSA Case, Government Still Rests On State Secrets Claim
By Marc AmbinderMay 18 2009Late Friday, the federal government signaled its intention to keep fighting for its right to prevent a judge from requiring that
US Cybersecurity Chief Resigns, Cites Pentagon/NSA Dominance of Civilian Agencies
Boston ExaminerMarch 13, 2009The head of the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency resigned effective Friday, citing concerns that the Nat
NSA Whistleblower Warrantless Wiretaps Targeted Journalists
You remember the explanation: Bush's NSA targetted "terrorists," not here but overseas - far, far away - and the telecom companies had to have immunity for
Pharmacy Extortionists Take on CIA, DoD, FBI, NSA
By Brian Krebs Wash. Post/Security Fix Section November 24, 2008 Extortionists targeting clients of Express Scripts -- one of the nation's largest pharmac
Spying on Journalists – The NSA will “Investigate” Itself
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.comOctober 21, 2008The NSA will investigate reports that intelligence operators recorded calls from American journalists, mi