FBI Flouts Obama Directive to Limit Gag Orders on National Security Letters
Spy agencies still issue 60 or so National Security Letters daily.
Dan Froomkin
Dan Froomkin is the former Washington Editor of The Intercept.
An outspoken proponent of accountability journalism, he wrote the popular “White House Watch” column at the Washington Post from 2004 to 2009. His career in journalism started in local news, and since then he has served as the senior Washington correspondent and bureau chief for the Huffington Post, as editor of WashingtonPost.com, and as deputy editor of NiemanWatchdog.org. He lives in Washington, D.C.
An outspoken proponent of accountability journalism, he wrote the popular “White House Watch” column at the Washington Post from 2004 to 2009. His career in journalism started in local news, and since then he has served as the senior Washington correspondent and bureau chief for the Huffington Post, as editor of WashingtonPost.com, and as deputy editor of NiemanWatchdog.org. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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A Year After Reform Push, NSA Still Collects Bulk Domestic Data, Still Lacks Way to Assess Value
Torture If You Must, But Do Not Under Any Circumstances Call the <em>New York Times</em>
Monday's guilty verdict in the trial of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling on espionage charges -- for talking to a newspaper reporter -- is the latest milepost on the dark and dismal path Barack Obama has traveled since his inaugural promises to usher in a "new era of openness."
Obama's Cyber Proposals Sound Good, But Erode Information Security
If you cut through the spin, the plan from the president will encourage companies to spy on users and give them a pass for terrible security practices.
John Brennan Exonerates Himself with Sham Investigation
The outrageous whitewash issued Wednesday by the CIA panel John Brennan hand-picked to lead the investigation into his agency's spying on Senate staffers is being taken seriously by the elite Washington media. But it's just the latest element in a long string of cover-ups and deceptions.
Q&A: On the Untouchable 'Lords of Secrecy'
Powerful and unaccountable, the Lords of Secrecy, as Scott Horton calls them, are in charge of our national security state.
Writers in 'Free' Countries Now Share Surveillance Concerns With 'Not-Free' Brethren
Billion Dollar Surveillance Blimp to Launch over Maryland
The Army is about to launch two massive blimps that can track cars, trucks and boats hundreds of miles away.
Torture, 'Meet the Press' and Cheney's Quest for Revenge
