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** A NEW MILESTONE IN INTEL BUDGET DISCLOSURE ** INTEL BUDGET DISCLOSURE: WHAT COMES NEXT? ** ODNI RETHINKS AND RELEASES 2006 INTEL BUDGET
Secrecy News Headlines
** ODNI ISSUES NEW SECURITY STANDARDS FOR INTEL FACILITIES ** INFORMATION SHARING: FEAST OR FAMINE ** POLYGRAPH TESTING AGAINST BORDER CORRUPTION Phi Beta Iota: As long as the IC persists in sticking with the TS/SCI “all or nothing” approach to information, it will continue to fail in serving the needs of virtually all of the …
Secrecy News Headlines: From Unconstitution to Cool
** GAO ROLE IN INTEL OVERSIGHT TO BE DETERMINED Phi Beta Iota: The Constitution is clear on the role of Congress, and the Executive does not get to pick and choose which of the activities funded by Congress on behalf of We the People will receive fiscal oversight. The position of the Administration is unconstitutional. …
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Secrecy New Headlines–Over-Classification, Leaks, CIA Sues Author of The Human Factor
** CONFRONTING OVERCLASSIFICATION In a new article at ForeignPolicy.com, I [Steven Aftergood] take a critical look at the current policy landscape, including the newly enacted Reducing Over-classification Act and the pending Fundamental Classification Guidance Review. See “Telling Secrets,” October 15. See Also: Review: C3I–Issues of Command and Control with this quote: “Everybody who’s a real …
Secrecy News Headlines: Iraq + Lies Leading to Iraq
** DOD SEES NO INTEL COMPROMISE FROM WIKILEAKS DOCS ** REVISITING THE DECISION TO GO TO WAR IN IRAQ It is to be expected that national intelligence services will sometimes fail to identify and discover a threat to the nation in a timely fashion. But when intelligence warns of a threat that isn’t really there, …
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Secrecy News–Gosh, Darn, Damn, & Aw Shucks
** SECRECY AND DECEPTION IN A DETAINEE RULING ** THE HISTORY OF MI-6, AUTHORIZED AND UNAUTHORIZED ** FEDERAL CONSPIRACY LAW, AND MORE FROM CRS ** SLOW PROGRESS, SETBACKS SEEN IN AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN Secrecy News Home
Secrecy News Extract: Operation Dark Heart Aftermath
OPERATION DARK HEART: THE AFTERMATH The Pentagon’s heavy-handed attempt to censor the new Afghanistan war memoir “Operation Dark Heart” by Anthony Shaffer has predictably turned a volume of narrow, specialized interest into a mainstream bestseller. It has also focused attention on just what information the government was seeking to conceal, and why. For a review …
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