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National Security is influenced by Social Media

More than ever before, we live in an information-generated society. Gone are the days when most folks had to hear “news” not only hours, but even days after events unfolded. Today, we’re privy to...

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A university's troubling warning about WikiLeaks

Reading State Department cables on WikiLeaks may hurt your chances for a job in Washington.

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Espionage Act makes felons of us all

Dear Americans: If you are not "authorized" personnel, but you have read, written about, commented upon, tweeted, spread links by "liking" on Facebook, shared by email, or otherwise discussed...

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Shadowy eyes and ears of NSA to modernize with cloud and crypto centers

Top dog and CIO of the super secret NSA, Lonny Anderson, spoke with Federal News Radio about NSA's mission and how it will use the cloud and new crypto centers to modernize the shadowy eyes and ears...

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Next Homeland Security threat: cyber-physical attacks by drone strikes?

Could the malicious use of "flying computers" in the form of armed killer drones be the next cyber-physical Homeland Security threat? Drone makers were among those targeted on Al Qaeda's "hit list."...

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FBI watchlist database: To catch the devil, you have to go to hell

The FBI watchlist database now has 420,000 names, 8,000 of whom are Americans. The No Fly list has about 16,000 names. If watchlisted, you may never know it and you will doubtfully ever get off the...

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Shocker: NSA Chief denies Total Information Awareness spying on Americans

Alarmed at new claims of NSA warrantless surveillance of Americans, spying on 'every email, phone call and tweet' in real time, Congress questioned NSA chief General Alexander. He denied it, but other...

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FBI digital hunt for Stuxnet leakers treats talking to journalists like a crime

First amendment be damned because the FBI digital hunt for Stuxnet leakers among government officials almost treats talking to journalists like a crime. For all the government employee email, cellphone...

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Is US intelligence so big that counterterrorism is failing? 'Yes' say insiders

Counterterrorism analysts agree that the best way to fix U.S. intelligence is to shrink it. While you might think a dissertation discussing CT analysts, sabotage and secret wars between agencies would...

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Without REAL ID driver's license, will TSA require passport if plane never...

In April, the law requiring REAL ID driver's licenses goes into effect, but 13 states are not ready. The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License has warned that Americans without a REAL ID license may...

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Biosurveillance: Government to track your health as a matter of national...

We have surveillance coming out the ying yang as we are tracked via websites, our purchases, our cell phones, digital footprints, license plates when driving, and more. Now the government's...

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