The Government Created a New Disinformation Office to Oversee All the Other Ones
The new Foreign Malign Influence Center oversees efforts that span U.S. military, law enforcement, intelligence, and diplomatic agencies.
National Security
Records Reveal Extent of CIA’s Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct
Appeals filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission support reports of a breakdown in the CIA office that responds to misconduct claims.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Progressives Jointly Call for U.S. Military to Leave Somalia
The alliance is the latest sign of an emerging bipartisan anti-war coalition in Congress.
Army Info War Division Wants Social Media Surveillance to Protect “NATO Brand”
An Army Cyber Command official sought military contractors that could help “attack, defend, influence, and operate” on global social media.
Voices
With Pentagon Leak, the Press Had Their Source and Ate Him Too
Whatever Jack Teixeira’s motives, he's accused of sharing documents that have underpinned major stories in the same outlets that helped hunt him down.
Pentagon Requests $36 Million for Havana Syndrome
The new military budget would fund research as well as treatment for “anomalous health incidents.”
Leaked Pentagon Doc Gives Unprecedented U.S. Intel View Into Secret Yemen War Talks
Before a Chinese-brokered Saudi-Iran détente accelerated ceasefire talks, U.S. intelligence reported Saudi Arabia and the Houthis were gearing up for brinksmanship.
Georgia National Guard Will Use Phone Location Tracking to Recruit High School Children
Federal contract materials outline plans to geofence 67 different public high schools throughout the state and to target phones with recruitment ads.
Why Did Journalists Help the Justice Department Identify a Leaker?
If he’d shared the same classified materials with reporters, he would be tirelessly defended as a source.
Leaked Pentagon Document Shows How Ukraine War Is Bleeding Into Middle East
A highly classified document explores how Ukraine war could spill over into war with Iran.