Ideas
The October (or November) Surprise Neither Trump Nor Biden Wants
We need independent, scrupulously apolitical intelligence analysis in the White House that can compete with our worst instincts.
Ideas
The Head of US Intelligence Has Ceased to Be an Honest Broker
The result has been grave damage to U.S. counterintelligence and electoral security efforts.
Threats
Intelligence Experts Suspicious of DNI Ratcliffe On Laptop Story
The chief of the U.S. intelligence community appeared to pre-judge the conclusions of an active FBI investigation.
Threats
Pentagon Downplays National Security Concerns From Trump’s Diagnosis
...and some experts say they’re probably right.
Ideas
What Else Does the CIA Know About Trump and Russia?
In a new book, former CIA Director John Brennan traces how he came to believe that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. There’s still more about Russia that worries him.
Policy
FBI Feeds Intel to DoD for Offensive Cyber Ops, Director Tells Congress
Wray's new cyber strategy, rolled out earlier this month, aims to “impose risk and consequences on cyber adversaries.”
Science & Tech
USAF Seeks Better Ways to Process Electronic Intelligence
The Air Force Research Lab is looking for white papers outlining new technologies and methodologies for signal processing.
Policy
Trump's Halt to Election-Security Briefings Worries Many
DNI Ratcliffe’s edict comes just two months ahead of Election Day, with Russia, China and Iran all intent on influencing the outcome.
Science & Tech
NSA Offers Tips To Limit Location Data Exposure
The National Security Agency released a set of guidelines outlining how the federal workforce and the general public can mitigate risks associated with personal location data.
Science & Tech
New Intelligence-Community AI Principles Seek to Make Tools Useful — and Law-Abiding
Over the last five years, AI has grown considerably, as has public concern about its use, particularly for national security purposes.
Policy
Top Intel Dem Demands Information On DHS Surveillance Of Protesters
Heavy-handed tactics by the DHS in Portland, where protests have gripped the city for almost two months, have drawn intense scrutiny in Washington.
Ideas
Four Functions the Intelligence Community Should Rethink
The pandemic and new challenges abroad require change.
Ideas
Tomorrow's Presidential Daily Briefing, By a Former PDB Writer
What must the president's morning threat assessments look like these days?
Threats
Foreign Disinformation Campaign Is Targeting Congress, Top Dems Say
Four House lawmakers are demanding an all-member briefing from the FBI.
Threats
FBI Opens a China-Related Counterintelligence Investigation Every 10 Hours
FBI Director Chris Wray says China is increasing its illegal activity to subvert the U.S. during the pandemic.
Policy
Political Fight Over Russian Bounty on US Troops Appears to Warp Intel Debate
Democrats suspect the White House is trying to paint the assessment as less solid than it is.
Ideas
The US Intelligence Community Is Being Disrupted
Intel agencies aren’t businesses, but they'd better learn from private-sector giants gone by.
Science & Tech
New NSA Effort Aims to Help Smaller Defense Firms Ward Off Malware
A pilot program allows select firms to get third-party help in securing their websites.
Ideas
Two Ways to Stop Secrecy from Undermining US National Security
Keeping America safe in the 21st century means sharing more information with allies and partners. Here’s how to start.
Ideas