Science & Tech

The Internet Strikes Back Against the NSA on Feb. 11

Anti-NSA groups plan to attack the Internet on Tuesday -- with banner ads to call your congressman. By Dustin Volz

Science & Tech

75 Percent of DOD Contractors Upped IT Security After Snowden

A survey finds firms restricting access and increasing education after the Snowden leaks. By Aliya Sternstein

Business

Obama to Nominate Navy Admiral as NSA Director

If confirmed, Navy Vice Adm. Michael Rogers will replace Army Gen. Keith Alexander as NSA director. By Stephanie Gaskell

Threats

One Map That Shows What America’s Spies Are Worried About

There’s hardly a spot on the globe that the intelligence community isn’t tracking. Here’s a map that shows the top concerns for U.S. spies. By Kedar Pavgi

Business

NSA Gets Its First Civil Liberties and Privacy Officer

Rebecca Richards has been appointed to a new post that ensures 'privacy is protected and civil liberties are maintained by all of NSA's missions.' By Dustin Volz

Policy

On NSA Reforms, Obama Passes the Buck to Congress

Once again, President Obama is kicking an important issue over to Congress. First it was Syria,now it's NSA reforms. By Michael Hirsh

Policy

America Is Bored of the NSA Story

There's been very little public interest in the NSA story since July, and it seems that's exactly what the White House wanted. By Lucia Graves

Business

NSA Reforms: What Will Change and What Won't

Depending on who you ask, President Obama's changes to the National Security Agency pave the way toward serious reform or are merely attempts at window dressing. By Dustin Volz and Marina Koren

Ideas

Deciphering Obama’s Necessary Message to the Intelligence Community

President Obama’s NSA speech was what the public, and intelligence workers, needed to hear. The president of one intelligence group explains why. By Joseph R. DeTrani

Policy

Obama's NSA Proposals Fall Far Short of Real Change

The White House's tepid plan aims to calm the public, not curtail the government's surveillance programs. By James Oliphant

Business

Obama's Plan to Rein In NSA Phone Sweeps

The president plans to limit the NSA's most controversial program. Will it be enough to calm privacy fears? By Brendan Sasso

Policy

Congressional Intel Leaders Want Little Changed Ahead of Obama Speech

House and Senate intelligence committee bosses hope that whatever NSA and other reforms President Obama wants, he can do with executive authority and without legislation. By Stacy Kaper and Michael Catalini

Threats

Edward Snowden Has a New Job

The NSA leaker is joining the board of a non-profit co-founded by Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Vietnam War-era Pentagon Papers. By Dustin Volz

Business

A Free Society Cannot Escape All Terrorism

An NSA official illustrates the totalitarian temptation in bureaucracies charged with stopping 100 percent of attacks. By Conor Friedersdorf

Policy

Forget the Feds: States Are Trying to Rein in the NSA

Legislators in statehouses around the country are seeking to take the battle over government surveillance into their own hands. By Dustin Volz

Threats

Is Edward Snowden Really a Whistleblower?

The answer depends on whether you believe the National Security Agency was doing anything illegal. By Allison Stanger

Threats

Congress: Terrorists Changing Tactics Because of NSA Leaks

A classified report to Congress reveals that terrorists are changing their patterns based on information from Edward Snowden's leaks. By Jordain Carney

Business

The NSA's Surveillance Programs Aren't Making Us Any Safer

Simple legal tweaks won't stop an agency that has run amok. It'll take much more to make Americans more secure. By Bruce Schneier

Science & Tech

Snowden's Latest Leak: NSA Is Building a Quantum Computer

The NSA is building a quantum computer capable of cracking even the most difficult codes as part of an $80 million research program called 'Penetrating Hard Targets.' By Brian Resnick and Marina Koren

Ideas

Top Seven National Security Books from 2013

You nominated them, so National Journal interviewed the authors of seven must-reads for security junkies. By Sara Sorcher