NEWS & ANALYSIS

DHS to Eliminate Bush-era Spy Satellite Office, Paper Reports

Jun 23, 2009 -Bush Administration’s transfer of domestic of spy satellite activity to DHS from the Department of the Interior elicited outcry from civil libertarians who feared the move would lead to unconstitutional surveillance.

Russian Intelligence Spies on German Companies, Counter Intelligence Chief Claims

Jun 22, 2009 -Germany's counterintelligence chief says that Russian intelligence is spying on German firms to steal industrial secrets to help Russian companies get a competitive advantage in new technologies.

Pentagon Plans New Military Command to Prepare for Cyberwar

May 29, 2009 -With President Barack Obama set to announce his plans to defend U.S. critical infrastructure from cyberattacks today, The New York Times leads with the Pentagon's decision to create a new military command for cyberspace.

Terrorists Attempting to Recruit Israel Spies on Facebook, Shin Bet Says

May 18, 2009 -The Israeli Security Agency, Shin Bet, warns that Arab terrorists are trying to recruit Israeli citizens as spies using social networking Web sites such as Facebook, reports Haaretz.

Fusion Center Dialogue Continues

Apr 21, 2009 -Fusion center proponents and critics agree on the need for strengthened privacy protections in the post-9-11 information sharing environment.

Should the NSA Take the Lead for U.S. Cybersecurity?

Apr 17, 2009 -As President Barack Obama's 60-day review of U.S. cybersecurity nears its end, the debate over whether the National Security Agency (NSA) should be the lead agency protecting government networks gets attention from The New York Times today.

Experts, Lawmakers Debate Homeland Security Intelligence System

Mar 18, 2009 -Officials briefed lawmakers today on the challenges of developing a domestic intelligence-sharing network to thwart terror, while civil libertarians warned of infringement on the rights of groups that espouse unpopular but nonviolent views.

Fusion Centers Under Fire in Texas and New Mexico

Mar 09, 2009 -Civil libertatians are pushing for legal limits on personal data law enforcement organizations can collect after a Texas fusion center's bulletin singled out two Muslim-American civic groups for direct scrutiny.

United Kingdom Scraps Expensive Intelligence Network

Mar 06, 2009 -The United Kingdom government wasted "tens of millions" of pounds on a secret computer network designed to allow different agencies to access secret intelligence fast, reports the Guardian.

National Security Whistleblower Protections Still Stymied

Feb 18, 2009 -Employees who work in national intelligence agencies lack the whistleblower protections of other government workers. Provisions granting those protections, which had been attached to the stimulus bill, were dropped before the bill was signed into law by President Obama, reports The Washington Post.
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