Business

White House To Disclose New Changes to NSA Spying

The intelligence community will release more information about post-Snowden changes to its surveillance programs by the end of the month. By Dustin Volz

Threats

CIA Review Clears Its Spies of Wrongdoing in Senate Hack

An accountability board attributed the CIA's spying on Senate networks to a 'miscommunication,' contradicting previous statements from the agency. By Dustin Volz and Lauren Fox

Policy

Feinstein's Uphill Battle To Permanently Ban the Use of Torture

After the release of the Senate ‘torture report,’ Feinstein faces a tough battle to make the ban permanent. By Molly O’Toole

Threats

Here’s Why Security Cameras Were No Help In Capturing Paris Terrorists

The City of Light is rather dark when it comes to close-circuit security cameras. In the wake of a terrorist attack, what does that mean? By Patrick Tucker

Policy

Now Is Not the Time To Reform the NSA, Republicans Warn

Republicans on Capitol Hill say the shooting in Paris shows that the NSA should be empowered and not hamstrung by reform. By Lauren Fox

Policy

The CIA's Watchdog Is Resigning After Revealing Spies Hacked the Senate

CIA Inspector General David Buckley will step down at the end of January. By Dustin Volz

Policy

Feinstein Sends Obama Instructions for Stopping the 'Future Use of Torture'

Sen. Feinstein is putting pressure on the president to create a permanent ban on the CIA’s ‘enhanced interrogation’ practices. By Dustin Volz and Kaveh Waddell

Science & Tech

The CIA Has a Problem With Biometric Surveillance

The growing use of digital fingerprint matching at European airports troubles Langley. By Aliya Sternstein

Threats

What the Intelligence Community Thought Would Happen in 2015 - in 2000

At the turn of the century, a group of intelligence officers offered up what they thought conflict would look like in 2015 would look like. By Kedar Pavgi

Business

Bid Protest Slows Navy's $2.5 Billion Upgrade for Shipboard Networks

A recent GAO report says the Navy unfairly changed the price on bids to upgrade the nation’s surface warship fleet. By Frank Konkel

Science & Tech

How Surveillance and Privacy Will Overlap in 2025

In a new paper from Pew, experts warn that privacy will become a luxury commodity as surveillance-free spaces are rapidly disappearing. By Adrienne Lafrance

Science & Tech

Google Says 2015 Will Be the 'Moment' To Reform NSA Spying

Despite a crushing defeat this year, the search giant is already preparing to push surveillance reform in Congress next year. By Dustin Volz

Ideas

When Interrogations Began: A View From Inside the CIA

I remember what it was like at Langley on 9/11. This is what it felt like. By Joseph R. DeTrani

Policy

Will Congress Investigate Drone Killings Next?

Details about how drones are used to kill terrorists remain unknown and the next Senate Foreign Relations chairman says it's an area ripe for oversight. By Lauren Fox

Business

CIA Director Brennan Tries To Put Torture In the Past

In a rare news conference, CIA Director John Brennan reacts to the release of the Senate’s report on torture. By Stephanie Gaskell

Threats

How Jihadists Are Reacting to the CIA Torture Report

Extremists say the Senate’s report on torture is proof of a global war against Islam. By Adam Chandler

Policy

Congress Quietly Bolsters NSA Spying in Intelligence Bill

‘It grants the executive branch virtually unlimited access to the communications of every American,’ warns one lawmaker. By Dustin Volz

Threats

This Is Your Brain on Torture

Two CIA interrogators sought to create a state of ‘learned helplessness‘ in their interrogation subjects. Here’s what that means. By Patrick Tucker

Threats

America Ended Torture But Continues Drone Strikes

The Senate's report on CIA interrogation closes one dark chapter—and leaves another open. By Kathy Gilsinan

Policy

John McCain, Former Prisoner of War, Says Torture Doesn’t Work

In a speech from the Senate floor, Sen. McCain commended the release of the Senate's CIA torture report, relying on his own experience in Vietnam. By Adam Chandler