As part of an unprecedented clampdown on security leaks instated by the Obama administration, John Kiriakou, a former CIA officer, has been charged under the Espionage Act for disclosing classified information to journalists. According to a report in The LA Times, 47-year-old Kiriakou, who worked for the CIA from 1990 to 2004, has been charged [...]

The Association of Old Crows (AOC), an international professional organisation that specialises in electronic warfare and tactical information operations, has publicised its caution that persistent sources of GPS interference could seriously affect the ability of the U.S. to both respond to crises of all levels, whether it be natural or manmade, and to operate critical [...]

In the years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, Washington has built a vast, complex intelligence network, with a scope unmatched anywhere else in the world. More than a dozen Washington Post journalists spent nearly two years researching and producing “Top Secret America,” which chronicles the historic national security buildup that followed the 2001 terrorist [...]

On Thursday, September 1st, WikiLeaks published a public statement accusing the UK newspaper The Guardian of negligence in its handling of secret and unredacted US diplomatic cables stored at a Wikileaks server. Ironically, WikiLeaks is an organization that has been devoted to the releasing of classified or secret information from governments and private companies from [...]

The White House has vowed to slice $350 billion in defense spending from the budget over the next ten years, but we know little about where exactly those cuts will hit and what their impact could be on security. The official statement claims that the budget deal would make the funding slash possible, but a [...]

A survey conducted by the Unisys Security Index on May 4th revealed that the top growing security concerns that Americans have is Internet security and personal privacy. According to the survey, a significant 70 percent of Americans reported being concerned about the danger of identity theft, 68 percent were concerned about credit fraud, and 67 [...]

Two years ago, America lost one this nations most recognized voices, Paul Harvey. Harvey was in broadcast radio for more than 70 years. He died at the age 90 with two years left on his 10 year contract. He won numerous awards, including the the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ most prestigious civilian [...]

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan commissioned the Goldwater-Nichols Act. The act, in its entirety was designed to streamline the American military and discourage rivalries among the various branches of service. Another result of that Act was the creation of The National Security Strategy of the United States. Wikipedia defines The National Security Strategy of the [...]

If you are a Freedom of Information Act researcher or investigator into matters that often delve into areas of previously top secret classified information, then you’ve come to the right place. After consolidating years of research into a database of government agencies and FOIA electronic reading rooms, I am happy to announce that Top Secret [...]

In this day and age, phrases such as ?for reasons of national security,? or ?national security risk? are common place. We read these phrases in newspapers and we hear them on television or radio. But, what do they really mean? What is a true national security risk? On September 3, 2010, The Upshot, a Yahoo [...]