Government Operations
National Intelligence Office Behind on Implementing Recommendations
More than four in 10 recommendations the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has directed at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence...
Senate Intelligence Panel Will Weigh Foreign Cyber Threats
Foreign adversaries have been targeting U.S. government networks, critical infrastructure, and the Senate itself, creating mounting pressure on...
Foreign Influence Operations in U.S. Under House Scrutiny
The House Foreign Affairs Committee's South and Central Asia Subcommittee held a hearing on September 15 to examine how foreign nations conduct covert...
Russia, North Korea Deepen Military Ties
A recent Congressional Research Service report has outlined the strategic implications of deepening Russia-North Korea military ties for U.S. policy in the...
Congress Uses Layered Safeguards for Classified Information
The Congressional Research Service report describes a structural tension in which the executive branch determines most classified information while Congress...
Senate Panel Will Receive Closed Intelligence Briefing
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is scheduled to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, putting classified information rather...
Senate Intelligence Committee Will Examine Iran Escalation Threat
Recent U.S. intelligence reporting indicates that Iran has grown more confident in its ability to sustain attacks in the Middle East and may be considering...
House Panel Examines Counterintelligence Gaps Against China, Russia
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held an unclassified hearing on September 2 examining whether U.S. national security and...
House Panel Examines 25 Years of Counterterrorism Evolution
The 25th anniversary of 9/11 arrives amid a terrorism landscape that has fundamentally shifted. Recent attempted attacks, including a synagogue plot in...
9/11 Anniversary Sparks Examination On Evolving Terrorism Threats
As the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of September 11, Congress is reassessing how terrorism threats have evolved. A hearing before the House...
Senate Judiciary Committee Will Examine FBI Oversight
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation on September 15, with FBI Director Kash Patel scheduled...
Committee Will Examine Covert Foreign Influence Operations
The US government shut down the FBI's Foreign Malign Influence Task Force, the State Department's Global Engagement Center, and the Foreign Malign Influence...
DHS Rejects Plan to Restore Chemical Facility Vetting
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that if high-risk chemicals were weaponized, the impact could range from fatalities within the...
Secret Service Fails to Update Protection Policies Consistently
The Secret Service has failed to consistently update its protection policies in response to security incidents, leaving gaps in safeguards for the...
Aircraft Carrier Deployments Raise Strain on Navy Crews in Middle East
The U.S. is preparing to sustain its aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East as the Trump administration continues military operations against Iran,...
House Panel Will Weigh Legacy Systems And AI Security Trade-offs
The Defense Department and intelligence community are racing to deploy artificial intelligence at "wartime speed" while confronting a critical...
Pentagon Weighs Cyber Military Service Proposal
The Pentagon faces a pivotal decision on cyber warfare organization as Congress and defense officials weigh whether to establish a dedicated military...
AI-Orchestrated Cyberattacks Force Policy Response, CRS Says
Agentic artificial intelligence, systems that accomplish goals with limited human supervision, has entered operational reality. In mid-September, Anthropic...