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NSA Hacked Google and Yahoo's Private Networks
The agency accessed fiber optic connections between servers, Snowden documents show.
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Congress vs the President: Who Should Make the Calls on NSA?
Are the intel committees upset that the NSA tapped Merkel's phone -- or that they didn't know about it first? By Marc Ambinder
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Will Corruption Force U.S. Troops to Abandon Afghanistan?
There’s growing concern that the number of U.S. and NATO troops that remain past 2014 might be too small to oversee billions of aid money to Afghanistan. By Stephanie Gaskell
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House Passes Bill to Speed Up VA Claims Appeals Process
Legislation mandates more details on backlogged claims.
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Bill to Bolster DHS Cyber Workforce Advances
The department must hire 'the best and brightest that this emerging field has to offer,' lawmaker says.
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Anonymous U.S. Officials Point Fingers at France and Spain on Surveillance
Officials claim NSA only analyzed phone data already gathered by those countries' intelligence agencies.
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Senator Condemns Spying on Allies, Calls for Immediate Intelligence Review
Congress needs to know what the intelligence community is doing, committee chairwoman says.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to Headline Defense One Summit
Hagel will lead a growing lineup of national security leaders to discuss the future U.S. role in global security. By Kevin Baron
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Exclusive Interview: DIA Director Flynn on Why Special Ops Will Keep Us From War
DIA's Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn talks about his mission to reform military intelligence and why al-Qaeda is metastasizing. By James Kitfield
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Senate Intel Committee Orders 'Major Review' of U.S. Spying Practices
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is ‘totally opposed’ to spying on allies and has ordered the Senate Intelligence Committee to conduct its own review of U.S. intelligence gathering. By Stephanie Gaskell
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The White House Intelligence Review Will Come by Year's End
Expect Obama administration officials to punt on new NSA disclosures until that time.
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Veterans Are Sick Because the Military Dumped Trash in Massive Burn Pits
Particles spewed from the pits are causing lung problems for some troops.
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Obama Twitter Account, Campaign Group's Emails Hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army
Pro-regime hackers say the U.S. president's terrorism capabilities 'are quite high.'
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Agency Emergency Evacuation Plans Pass Muster -- Mostly
Employee apathy in practice drills cited as top safety obstacle.
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NSA Surveillance Back in Crosshairs on Hill
Senators work behind closed doors to lift the opacity of NSA's domestic-surveillance.
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NSA Allegedly Never Told Obama About its World Leaders Spying Program
It wouldn't have been practical to brief the president on all the agency's eavesdropping operations, report says.
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Six Veterans Receive Cyber Warrior Scholarships
New financial assistance aims to close the cybersecurity skills gap.
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DARPA Looks to Brain Zapping to Treat PTSD and TBI
Research requires implanting up to 100 battery-powered electrodes in the brain.
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Hagel Wants Unclassified Sensitive Data Protected From Cyber Spying
Oct. 10 memo lays out the new directives.
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