In a rare public appearance, a senior intelligence official who has worked on the front lines of securing Defense Departments computer networks said it would be “almost immoral” for the DOD to focus on protecting itself and not apply that expertise to the commercial sector. Continue reading…

The government has been aggressively pursuing those who disclose secrets, and the reporters they talk to, for a decade. Continue reading…

In congressional testimony today, the Attorney General said the Justice Department wasn’t trying to chill journalists’ sources when it subpoenaed the phone records of several Associated Press journalists. Continue reading…

Would you really bring two wigs and a map? Sure! Continue reading…

As bad as things are for AP journalists, they could be worse. Continue reading…

Legal experts say federal investigators can follow any new leads they find in reporters’ phone logs, giving authorities a rare window into the source network of some of the country’s top investigative journalists. Continue reading…

The arrest and deportation of a US government employee whom the Russians accuse of spying is just business as usual. Continue reading…

The extraordinary records seizure shows leaks investigations are getting more aggressive. Continue reading…

Was the extraordinary display of force in Boston last month, which included a shootout with the suspects and a lockdown of the metropolitan area, an appropriate response to a terrorist threat? Or did it unnecessarily put civilians and law enforcement officers in jeopardy? Continue reading…

Say hello to the drone next door. Continue reading…