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First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

The Watergate Break-In: 41 Years Later

—41 years ago today—five men were arrested after breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel and Office Building at the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C. Two years later, U.S. President Richard Nixon$ had resigned. ... [Published Mortgage Observer - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 2 reports

Issuing top-secret clearances an ever-expanding expense since 9/11

WASHINGTON To the growing list of U.S. jobs that require top secret clearances add this one: packing and crating.A June 2 job posting by CACI International, a government contractor that works for the Defense Department and intelligence agencies, seeks ... [Published North Jersey.com - Jun 12 2013]
First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Edward Snowden and the magical world of security clearances

For anyone wondering how a disgruntled and relatively junior official like Edward Snowden could gain access to some of the US government’s most treasured secrets and leak them, the answer comes down to four words—the right security clearance.Washington ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Jun 11 2013]
First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

PRISM is bigger than anything that came before it—but no-one knows how much bigger

The mystery surrounding how much domestic spying the US government has been conducting on its own citizens will only intensify in the coming days, as a growing number of the nine major internet companies linked to an alleged top-secret data-mining program ... [Published Quartz - Jun 07 2013]
First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

Why, Yes, Of Course The NSA Spying Involves More Companies Than Already Listed

This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, but the NSA's spying on Verizon call logs were not, of course, limited to just Verizon. The WSJ has confirmed that AT&T and Sprint are both under similar orders . That article also says that a number of internet ... [Published Techdirt - Jun 07 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Navy Purchases Hawkeye III Equipment

George I. SeffersL-3 Global Communications Solutions, Victor, N.Y., is being awarded an $8,093,065 firm-fixed-price General Services Administration delivery order to acquire Hawkeye III Lite tri-band antennas and Hawkeye diplexer kits for the Deployable ... [Published AFCEA - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Pentagon Buys Computer Printers, Laser Illuminators, and a Robotic Sub

Filed under: InvestingThe Department of Defense handed out 20 new defense contracts  on Monday, awarding $717.7 million in total. For a change, the vast majority of Monday's awards went to traditional "defense contractors" as opposed to privately owned ... [Published Daily Finance - May 21 2013]

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...he was a systems administrator, which is not necessarily anything too highly specialized that the government is desperate to find," Lesser said. "It will be interesting to know over time what Mr. Snowden had, in terms of skills, that made him so desirable that a high school education was not necessary."
"Perhaps the government should take a looklook at the number of people being granted access to sensitive information" and the security risks of that proliferation, said Robert Burton, a partner at the law firm of Venable LLP in Washington who served as acting administrator...
Mr. Gunther Than, CEO of View Systems, stated, "We are very excited that Mr. Kirkman chose View and is joining our Business Development staff. His exemplary career and distinguished record at the CIA and inside knowledge and contacts of the nation's security industry will certainly expand upon our existing market. Jed's assistance in reaching the federal security market is invaluable."
...and Government Reform, requests clearance for attorneys "to possess and discuss Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)" so that "attorneys representing witnesses in this matter can properly represent their clients and so witnesses can lawfully disclose sensitive or classified information to their attorneys."

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Budget cuts hit security checks for defense con... [Published Reuters - 9 mins ago]
Does security clearance process need a makeover? [Published Federal News Radio 1500 AM - 6 hours ago]
The Watergate Break-In: 41 Years Later [Published Mortgage Observer - Jun 17 2013]
NSA Leaker Snowden’s Whereabouts Unknown, White... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 16 2013]
Snowden case shows 'top secret' clearance check... [Published FOXNews.com - Jun 15 2013]
Feinstein Eyes Limit on Contractor Access After... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 14 2013]
Security clearance process in need of makeover,... [Published Federal News Radio 1500 AM - Jun 13 2013]
Issuing top-secret clearances an ever-expanding... [Published North Jersey.com - Jun 12 2013]
Top-Secret Crate Packers Among Legions Hired Wi... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 12 2013]
Is The Government Drinking Too Much Booz? [Published Forbes.com - Jun 12 2013]
View Systems Appoints James "Jed" Kirkman as Bu... [Published Citybizlist - Jun 11 2013]
View Systems Announces James "Jed" Kirkman as B... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Jun 11 2013]
Ex-NSA Chief Says Leaker’s Acts Should Have Tri... [Published Bloomberg - Jun 11 2013]
Edward Snowden and the magical world of securit... [Published Yahoo! Finance - Jun 11 2013]
Why, Yes, Of Course The NSA Spying Involves Mor... [Published Techdirt - Jun 07 2013]
PRISM is bigger than anything that came before ... [Published Quartz - Jun 07 2013]
U.S. Navy Purchases Hawkeye III Equipment [Published AFCEA - May 22 2013]
Pentagon Buys Computer Printers, Laser Illumina... [Published Daily Finance - May 21 2013]
Contracts for May 20, 2013 [Published United States Department of Defense - May 21 2013]
Securing Oracle WebLogic Server – Ethical Hacking? [Published Perficient Oracle Blog - May 17 2013]
CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Apr 18 2013]
Insulation Stop Launches New Information Page f... [Published PRWeb - Nov 29 2012]
ODNI Issues New Security Standards for Intel Fa... [Published Secrecy News - Oct 27 2010]
Various Resources [Published Secrecy News - Jun 25 2010]
A Veneer of Secrecy Reform at the Pentagon [Published Secrecy News - Oct 14 2008]
GAO and Intelligence Oversight [Published Secrecy News - Aug 04 2008]
Some Classified DoD Assets Are Too Secret to Pr... [Published Secrecy News - Apr 09 2008]
Some New DoD Intelligence Policy Directives [Published Secrecy News - Nov 28 2007]
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Why, Yes, Of Course The NSA Spying Involves Mor... [Published Techdirt - Jun 07 2013]
This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, but the NSA's spying on Verizon call logs were not, of course, limited to just Verizon. The WSJ has confirmed that AT&T and Sprint are both under similar orders . That article also says that a number of internet ...
Securing Oracle WebLogic Server – Ethical Hacking? [Published Perficient Oracle Blog - May 17 2013]
Some may have positive reactions while others may have negative ones with the title of this post. The Securing Oracle WebLogic Server series was building up to this in some way. I mentioned it before. A wrongdoer, a disgruntled employee for example, ...
CNN Washington AM Note [Published CNN Political Ticker - Apr 18 2013]
NATIONAL STORIES: CNN: 'Like a nuclear bomb': Deadly fertilizer plant blast devastates Texas town The full extent of the devastation will have to wait until the light of day Thursday. But residents of the small Texas town of West already know ...
ODNI Issues New Security Standards for Intel Fa... [Published Secrecy News - Oct 27 2010]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued new standards for the construction of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). SCIFs (pronounced “skiffs”) are rooms, vaults, or even entire buildings that are specially constructed ...
Various Resources [Published Secrecy News - Jun 25 2010]
The term “overclassification” is used in two distinct senses:  The classification of information that should not be classified at all, and the classification of information at a higher level than is justified.  Both are problematic, though in different ...
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