Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Pulling Them In
How can the next president keep the intelligence community vital?
Defense
Officials worry about safety of financial data
Computer hackers could cause additional economic turmoil by spreading false information.
Defense
Surveillance powers unlikely to change with new president
There’s little reason to believe McCain or Obama would roll back the intelligence gathering authorities now in place.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Set in Stone
As the Bush era winds down, spy masters leave their mark.
Oversight
FAA system failure grounds hundreds of flights
Agency says software problem appears to be the cause.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Tight-Lipped
In the fog of cyberspace, there is no security in silence.
Defense
National security observers explain FISA ins and outs
The government's new surveillance law is a dense patchwork of new authorities that has puzzled even those most familiar with it.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Mike on Mike
The “silent” DNI is not afraid to talk about himself.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Fusion Friction
Technology cannot change culture—a lesson we still haven’t learned.
Defense
Chinese hackers pose serious danger to U.S. computer networks
Hackers may be responsible for two major U.S. power blackouts.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Reconcilable Differences
A little disagreement is a good thing.
Tech
Roots of surveillance standoff go back decades
Today's fights over government surveillance of the communications network go back much further than the Sept. 11 attacks.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File Keeping Secrets
What the intelligence estimate on Iran reveals—about Iran and intelligence.
Defense
Homeland Security chief looks back, and forward
Department's biggest challenge is keeping country positioned "between hysteria and complacency" on security, secretary says.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File The Patriot Principle
Is helping the government hunt terrorists a civic duty or a business decision?
Intelligence File