Business
The General Who Opened Guantanamo's Prison Wants to Shut It Down
Retired Maj. Gen. Michael Lehnert writes in an op-ed that the U.S. had insufficient evidence on many prisoners of "little intelligence value" who "should never have been sent" to GTMO. By Marina Koren
Science & Tech
Eight Tech Giants Urge Obama and Congress to Rein In NSA
Tech giants like Microsoft and Google are urging the administration to enact reforms that make surveillance programs more secure and transparent. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
Navy Deploys High Tech Surveillance Jets in East Asia
The new P-8As have a 1200 mile range and could be used to run surveillance missions in China's air defense zone. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
Intelligence Researchers Want to Analyze the Analysts
New IARPA funded project wants to figure out how the brain manages sensory and motor information. By Joseph Marks
Threats
How to Spot the Next Edward Snowden
The FBI wants to develop a whole new science to help government agencies spot spies and whistleblowers among their ranks. By Aliya Sternstein
Science & Tech
Europe's Quest to Build an NSA-Proof Cloud
European companies want to exploit the mistrust of American tech giants in the post-Edward Snowden era to compete in this lucrative sector. By Michael Scaturro
Threats
What Keeps DIA Director Flynn Up at Night
There’s a lot to worry about when you’re the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Here’s what keeps Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn up at night. By Stephanie Gaskell
Threats
The Next Bin Laden
The rise of Al-Qaeda's "Clausewitz" comes at the same time the NSA is being reined in. Will Americans have to live with a surveillance state to protect themselves from this enigmatic threat? By Michael Hirsh
Science & Tech
America Needs to Lead Globally on GEOINT
Making the investments to bolster the U.S. satellite and imagery industry will be essential for national security and innovation. By Kevin Pomfret
Science & Tech
Satellite Firms Want Rules Eased for Intel-Quality Images
The satellite industry wants permission to sell images at twice the current resolution limit on the open market. By Joseph Marks
Ideas
Five Ways Obama Can Fix Drones Right Now
Civilian casualties can be prevented with better use of drones. By Sarah Holewinski and Larry Lewis
Business
Panel: DOD, CIA Required Doctors to Break Ethics With Detainees
Pentagon rejects as "high comedy" independent panel's criticism of post-9/11 intelligence gathering practices. By Clara Ritger
Policy
Get Over It: America and Its Friends Spy on Each Other
The U.S. may be allied with France, Germany and a host of other countries, but their interests aren't necessarily aligned all the time. By Michael Hirsh
Science & Tech
NSA Overreach Awakens Tech Giants
Finally, Google, Apple and the others begin to shake their fingers at the spy agency. By Dustin Volz
Business
Is There Anything Left for the NSA to Spy On?
New leaks from Edward Snowden portray an agency breaking into systems it already had obtained legal access to. By Dustin Volz, Matt Berman and Brian Resnick
Science & Tech
NSA Hacked Google and Yahoo, New Snowden Docs Say
According to new documents provided by Edward Snowden, the Washington Post reports that the NSA spied on Americans by tapping into major data interchanges at Google and Yahoo without their knowledge. By Philip Bump
Ideas
Congress vs the President: Who Should Make the Calls on NSA?
Are the intel committees upset that the NSA tapped Merkel's phone -- or that they didn't know about it first? By Marc Ambinder
Policy
NSA, Watergate, Vietnam: What Should Presidents Know?
Presidents have lied about what they knew and knew too much. But there are things that a president really shouldn't know. By George E. Condon, Jr.
Policy
Germany's Real Spying Scandal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is upset over U.S. spying, but where's the outrage over a recent prank using a drone? By Moisés Naim
Business