Archive for June, 2006
DOCEX Rocks
Courtsey of Time (oddly enough): U.S. intelligence got its first inkling of the plot from the contents of a laptop computer belonging to a Bahraini jihadist captured in Saudi Arabia early in 2003. It contained plans for a gas-dispersal system dubbed “the
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One more reason to hate Red Sox fans
(H/T Bruce Schneier) Yet another disturbing story about DHS, the punch line being: Homeland Security, the $40-billion-a-year agency set up to combat terrorism after 9/11, has been given universal jurisdiction and can hold
Just Pretend its Evidence
The U.S. FBI may have lost 400 pieces of equipment, National Journal’s Technology Daily reported Monday.The Federal Bureau of Investigation still has not told the Government Accountability
HLS: Serious or Not Serious XVI
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff no longer has a problem with spam. Not wanting to be deluged with lots of garbage, Chertoff no longer uses e-mail. His conversion to Luddism started after Hurricane
“John” on IC Reform
“John Doe,” late of the CIA, sounds off with his ideas on how to shake things up (via Washington Times): Why not reform the intelligence community to make core functions the centerpiece of a truly effective intelligence service?
Opportunity (Update)
Iraq’s national security adviser said Thursday a “huge treasure” of documents and computer records was seized after the raid on terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s hideout, giving the Iraqi government the
HLS: Serious or Not Serious XV
Emphasis mine: U.S. immigration officials said on Wednesday they had arrested 55 illegal immigrants who were working
Fmr DEPSECDEF Hits Nail on Head
Dr. Hamre’s comments in Federal Times. The kicker: To date, most investments in new technology have not produced major productivity improvements because we have introduced new technology into unchanging organizations with inflexible operational concepts. Computers simply streamlined obsolete business
So Much for Oversight (Update)
Incomprehensibly, there are reports that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has decided to oust fellow Rep. Jane Harman of California in January as the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Mrs.
It’s gettin’ kinda hectic
Spooky86 sends out a Warning Report: From today’s Financial Times comes word that North