Intelligence Community

Senators push major reforms to government’s security classification process

A pair of bills sponsored by four senior Senate Intelligence Committee members seek to add more governance, training and accountability to the government’s…

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Agencies reviewing security clearance, classified info policies in wake of damaging leaks

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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Retiring intelligence officials are going to have to wait a few months before working for foreign governments

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‘This would be wild’: Officials lay out ambitious goals for federal employee vetting

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(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)This Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, photo shows a Social Security card in Tigard, Ore.  Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.  (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

TMF targets cybersecurity, zero trust and classified cloud with latest awards

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FILE - Tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 3, 2017. The CIA believes it’s unlikely that Russia or another adversary are broadly using directed energy to attack hundreds of U.S. personnel who have reported brain injuries and symptoms that have come to be known as “Havana syndrome.   (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

State Department employees suffering from mysterious condition now have an avenue for financial help

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DIA CIO sees intel community moving beyond ‘stovepipe’ IT model

The Defense Intelligence Agency is spearheading a shared IT services program called “Company Storefront.”

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Agencies are on the hook to increase ‘operations security’ training, education

Officials are concerned about adversaries targeting unclassified data and the employees who work with it.

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Silicon Valley firm sues spy agency over software contract

Percipient.AI alleges NGA and prime contractor CACI are ignoring a law requiring agencies to buy commercially available products.

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