Lack of Integrity = Jim Clapper Blows Off GAO

Secrecy News DNI DRAGS HEELS ON GAO ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE The Director of National Intelligence has prepared a draft intelligence directive on access by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to intelligence information, but it is “shockingly bad,” a congressional official said. The GAO is an investigative arm of Congress that performs audits and reviews in …

Event: 29-30 April, Nottingham UK History of the CIA

MAJOR CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF THE CIA – 29/30 APRIL 2011 “LANDSCAPES OF SECRECY: THE CIA IN HISTORY, FICTION, AND MEMORY” VENUE: EAST MIDLANDS CONFERENCE CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7RD, UK PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS UNIQUE CONFERENCE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Listen to top speakers, including Christopher Andrew, Nigel West, Robert Jervis …

Journal: USG Cannot Control 7,000 of 8,000 Border Miles

U.S. Government Does Not Have ‘Effective Control’ of 1,081 Miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border, DHS Says CNCNews.com Tuesday, October 19, 2010 By Edwin Mora (CNSNews.com) – The U.S. government does not have “effective control” of 1,081 miles of the 1,954-mile-long U.S.-Mexico border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the division of the Department …

Event: 19-20 Oct DC, 29-30 Oct SanFran, 15-16 Nov London, Predictive Analytics Conference and Workshops

Predictive Analytics World Conferences/Workshops in Oct & Nov The predictive analytics conferences and workshops are coming right up – three Predictive Analytics Worlds (PAW) that I’m chairing, and one stand-alone workshop I facilitate. Let me know if you have any questions about their agendas. Oct 19-20 – WASHINGTON DC: PAW Conference & Workshops (pawcon.com/dc) Oct …

Event: 24 Sep 1100-1400 AFIO Luncheon Two Speakers

Some seats remain for AFIO’s large FALL LUNCHEON FRIDAY, 24 September 2010  1 p.m. speaker Michael J. Morell, Deputy Director CIA who follows….  11 a.m. speaker Stewart A. Baker former General Counsel, NSA, 1st Undersecretary DHS, and author of important new book, Skating on Stilts: Why We Aren’t Stopping Tomorrow’s Terrorism Lunch served at noon …