Oversight
Hillary Clinton's Formidable Strengths—and Greatest Weakness
The former senator has yet to publicly come to terms with her catastrophic decision on Iraq.
Defense
Commentary: The Government Isn't Very Good at Deciding What to Keep Secret
So why do so many Americans insist that the state, not the press, should call the shots?
Defense
Rand Paul Calls for Public Release of Extrajudicial-Killing Memo
Will President Obama refuse a demand that unites the Kentucky Republican and the ACLU?
Oversight
How to Fix Dysfunction in Washington
American politics suffers when Congress abdicates its proper role.
Management
Must Every Federal Bureaucrat Speak Off the Record?
Even the most banal agencies resist transparency.
Oversight
Opinion: The Feud Between the CIA and the Senate Is Not a Problem -- It's a Glimmer of Hope
Our adversarial, Madisonian system may be alive after all.
Defense
Nancy Pelosi: When Legislators Take on the CIA, 'They Come After You'
A powerful legislator on the costs of properly overseeing the intelligence community
Defense
How Can the U.S. Know Its Secrets Are Safe?
Edward Snowden's critics say uncertainty about what he took is forcing officials to presume the worst.
Defense
Crumbling Guantanamo Buildings Pose Risks to Troops, Detainees
General also warns base lacks capacity to provide detainees certain types of emergency medical care.
Defense
5 Ways the War on Drugs Makes Us Less Safe
The subtext of General Kelly's testimony to Congress.
Tech
UN Drone Investigator: U.S. Must Explain Civilian Deaths
States have a duty to protect civilians—and that requires transparency when they're hurt or killed, says report.
Oversight
Analysis: Why Does Congress Lack the Backbone to Oversee the CIA?
The spy agency should pay a price for its intransigence. But not enough legislators are willing to defend the oversight role of their colleagues.
Defense
Stray Dogs: How ATF Agents Lose Their Guns
They've done so at nearly double the rate of their FBI counterparts, often due to simple carelessness.
Defense
Analysis: Behold the Selective Outrage Over National-Security Leaks
Whistleblowers are hounded for exposing classified information, but national-security insiders are allowed to do so with impunity.
Oversight
Independent Federal Agency Says Shut Down Illegal Phone Dragnet
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board also noted that the program hasn't stopped any terrorist attacks.
Defense
Analysis: A Defense of Obama's Afghan-War Ambivalence
Why ordering a surge he wasn't totally confident in could have been a reasonable decision
Tech
Analysis: Does America Owe Foreigners Any Privacy?
The case for constraining the NSA, even abroad
Defense
Analysis: A Free Society Cannot Escape All Terrorism
An NSA official illustrates the totalitarian temptation in bureaucracies charged with stopping 100 percent of attacks.
Management
What TSA Left Out of the Cartoon It Made for Your Kids
It may upset them when they pass through the security checkpoint.
Management
It's Highly Likely the NSA Hoovered Up Mitt Romney's Emails in 2002
Prior to the 2002 Olympics, the NSA and FBI arranged to intercept all emails and texts in the Salt Lake City area.
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