Intelligence
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.
The director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job
A veteran of White House intelligence operations explains why.
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If William Pulte's appointment is not rescinded, Senate Democrats say, it could sink an extension of FISA Section 702.
Breaking News
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.
Gabbard to resign as director of national intelligence, citing husband’s health
Her exit marks the end of a 16-month tenure overseeing the nation’s spy agencies.
Army’s HADES spy plane on track for first delivery later this year
Flight testing for the first prototype begins this summer, officials said.
Homeland Security intel office restructuring would keep oversight under ODNI
An overhaul proposed in the FY27 budget would leave DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis answerable to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, despite questions about its oversight.
CIA employees will get AI 'coworkers'—and eventually run teams of AI agents, deputy says
Deputy Director Michael Ellis said the spy agency recently used AI to generate an intelligence report for the first time.
Spy agencies eye new Anthropic AI model that spots cyber flaws
Claude Mythos Preview has found vulnerabilities in "every major operating system and web browser," company officials say.
CIA deception campaign helped rescue downed airman in Iran, director says
The president suggested the agency had a covert way to track the F-15 crewman's movements.
AI may revive old-school tradecraft even as it transforms intelligence work
As electronic messages get harder to trust, human meetings will become more important than ever, a former CIA agent argues.
ODNI is building a framework to boost spy agencies’ AI adoption
A tech modernization push launched last year also included expanded threat hunting across IC networks, according to an official.
US intelligence elevates AI as a top global threat in new report
Annual assessment of Office of the Director of National Intelligence notes AI's use in combat, economic competitiveness—but skips disinformation.
DNI's threat assessment omits foreign election interference
Tulsi Gabbard's contradictory Iran nuclear testimony highlights tensions between intelligence community and White House war justifications.
US counterterrorism chief resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent said Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation” and that the attack was launched after pressure from Israel.
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