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

Ideas

Despite Torture Report, Obama Is Standing By the CIA

President Obama is showing solidarity with the CIA even as it deals with the fallout of the release of the Senate’s torture report. By James Oliphant

Business

Senate Releases Long-Awaited CIA Torture Report

After a long political battle, the Senate has released a report on the agency's interrogation of terror suspects. By Adam Chandler

Policy

On the CIA Torture Report, Obama Can't Win

As the world braces for its long-awaited release, Obama is doing everything he can to avoid taking sides. By Lauren Fox and Dustin Volz

Policy

NSA's Mass Phone Spying Will Continue for at Least Another 90 Days

The NSA’s mass spying program earns another rubber stamp nearly a year after President Obama’s pledge to end it. By Dustin Volz

Policy

Former CIA Director Braces for 'Torture Report'

Anticipating a Tuesday release of a report from the Senate Intelligence Committee, Michael Hayden said it's is as if the agency 'has been tried and convicted in absentia.' By Allen McDuffee

Policy

John Kerry Is Trying to Stall the Release of the CIA Torture Report

The secretary of State is reportedly asking the Senate to wait to release its report on the Bush-era use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques. By Dustin Volz and Lauren Fox

Science & Tech

America's Spies Want To Build an Even More Super Supercomputer

The Intelligence Community's research arm is directing scientists to build a system that could make America the frontrunner in world supercomputing. By Frank Konkel

Policy

House Lawmakers To Reintroduce Bill To Limit NSA 'Backdoor' Spying

The measure passed the House earlier this year with major bipartisan support, but was cut out of ongoing funding negotiations. By Dustin Volz

Science & Tech

What Happens When Spies Can Eavesdrop on Any Conversation?

The possibility of searchable conversations anywhere, thanks to better speech recognition software, recording device miniaturization, and future smart dust. By Patrick Tucker