Intelligence

NSA's non-disclosure agreements lack whistleblower-rights provisions: watchdog

The inspector general report comes as the Trump administration considers imposing a standard NDA across government.

Intel ops are underway at Space Command’s nascent Alabama HQ

Alabama landed SPACECOM after a years-long political fight. Now it’s getting off the ground.

Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s next intelligence director

The former SEC chairman will replace acting intelligence chief Bill Pulte, who cut staff in the nation’s top spy office.

Trump’s intelligence pick pressed on 2020 election, defends handling of New York Times subpoenas

Jay Clayton faced Democratic criticism after repeatedly declining to say Joe Biden won in 2020 and standing by subpoenas issued by his Manhattan prosecutor’s office to four New York Times journalists.

Trump says Pulte can declassify ‘whatever’ he wants, sparking fears of exposing intelligence secrets

“If he doesn’t care about blowing up cyber exploits, putting foreign relationships at risk, or getting people killed, he could declassify a lot,” one former official said.

ODNI deputy director pushed out amid Pulte shakeup

The acting director of national intelligence has removed roughly 50 career and political staffers since Friday.

Parts of NSA lose Mythos 5 access after White House imposes limits

The Five Eyes alliance is warning that frontier AI could accelerate cyberattacks and cyber defense.

Executive orders seek to hasten quantum computing—and guard against its use

One directs a "national effort" toward a useful quantum computer; the other sets deadlines for quantum-resistant encryption.

Lawmakers warn acting DNI against workforce shakeup

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., cited concerns about reported ODNI staff cuts while Bill Pulte temporarily leads the intelligence community.

Want to join NGA? Bring AI skills, agency leader says

Even current National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency workers are getting new training.

A powerful spying ability will sunset on Friday — here’s why

Congress has refused to reapprove Section 702 during a months-long standoff over privacy and the future of the nation’s top spy office.

House vote puts Section 702 on brink of lapse amid fight over acting spy chief

Trump taps Jay Clayton as ODNI, but Democrats want a promise that Bill Pulte won't even be acting spy chief.

China used websites to target security-clearance holders, officials say

Prosecutors said fake consulting companies persuaded U.S. officials to sell sensitive government information.

Trump memo pushes national-security agencies to move faster on AI

FBI, ODNI directed to build “deep, proactive” relationships with frontier-AI companies.

Trump's choice of acting intel chief threatens fragile surveillance-powers deal

If William Pulte's appointment is not rescinded, Senate Democrats say, it could sink an extension of FISA Section 702.

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Trump appoints housing official to be acting director of national intelligence

William Pulte, who lacks experience in intelligence, will retain his current post, where he has launched investigations into the president’s political foes.