U.S. is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from IranIn a memo sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said his teams "have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel."PBS NewsHour8h agoWhole story →Security
Top-secret CIA contractor accused of handing girlfriend 'most closely held secrets'A government contractor with top-secret access is facing federal charges after allegedly feeding classified intelligence to someone he was dating. The FBI arrested Ian Brinksman, a Washington resident who did contract work for the CIA , on Friday after searching his home, the Justice Department announced . Prosecutors allege he passed national defense…Raw Story9h agoWhole story →Security
Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense informationFederal authorities arrested a government contractor and charged him with leaking classified national defense information, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. FBI investigators have accused 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, an employee of a third-party company which provided services to a government agency, of leaking national defense…The Hill9h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Iran is boosting efforts to target Americans in Mideast, US Intel warnsUS intelligence chief Jay Clayton warned that Iranian plots against Americans abroad have reached advanced stages as Washington reduces staffing at four Middle East embassies and Trump faces questions about possible renewed strikes on Iran.New York Post10h agoWhole story →Security
'Not an accident': Marco Rubio sends shockwaves with ominous 'coup' commentSecretary of State Marco Rubio publicly invited Cubans to work with the CIA on Friday, and the reaction across the political spectrum was immediate. “To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time,” Rubio wrote on X. “The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity…Raw Story11h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Rubio offers Cubans CIA partnership opportunity: 'Now is the time'The U.S. government has offered CIA partnerships to residents of adversarial countries in the past, namely in Russia.NewsNation6h agoWhole story →Security
'Not an accident': Marco Rubio sends shockwaves with ominous 'coup' commentSecretary of State Marco Rubio publicly invited Cubans to work with the CIA on Friday, and the reaction across the political spectrum was immediate. “To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time,” Rubio wrote on X. “The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity…Raw Story11h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Rubio offers Cubans CIA partnership opportunity: 'Now is the time'The U.S. government has offered CIA partnerships to residents of adversarial countries in the past, namely in Russia.NewsNation6h agoWhole story →Security
Rubio floats CIA 'partnership' to Cubans tired of 'failed promises, corruption'Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a discreet CIA partnership opportunity in a Friday social media post, saying "now is the time" for those looking to "create positive change” in the Caribbean country. “The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change...The Hill20h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Rubio tells Cubans ‘now is the time’ to act to see political changeUS secretary of state makes comments after Trump tells US rally warships could intervene on return from Iran Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political change in their country to act, saying “now is the time” moments after Donald Trump told a Friday rally for candidates in south Florida that US warships could intervene in Cuba on their way back from the…The Guardian23h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
CIA releases intelligence sent to White House before 9/11The spy agency released dozens of intelligence documents it had sent to presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, outlining what was known about Al Qaeda.The Boston Globe1mo agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment9 11 document release
US halts prosecution of former CIA analyst accused of aiding South Korean intelligenceThe U.S. Justice Department has agreed not to prosecute a former CIA analyst who was accused of serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service. Federal prosecutors said Sue Mi...SFGATE11d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentcia analyst prosecution halted
Declassified CIA documents show clear warnings to presidents before 9/11Newly declassified documents show the CIA repeatedly warned Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush that Osama bin Laden was determined to strike at the United States, as far back as three years before the 9/11 attacks.NBC News1mo agoWhole story →SecurityJustice9 11 document release
Justice Department does not need to save records from investigations into former CIA director, court saysA federal judge on Thursday declined to require the Justice Department to preserve records from investigations into former CIA director John Brennan.NBC News9d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticebrennan investigation ruling
