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Take A Bird's Eye View of the Top Secret NSA Data Center
by GovernmentSecrets.com Staff Thanks to the privacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a recent photograph taken of the top secret National Security Agency (NSA) data center being built in Utah, has been released into the public domain. According to their recent press release: Today, continuing in the spirit of transparency and building on earlier efforts to shed […]
Russia To Have Radar Evading Nukes by 2021
by John Greenewald, Jr. As Cold War tensions continue to seemingly be rising between the United States and Russia, it was announced today that the former Soviet Union expects to have radar evading nuclear weapons by the year 2021. “By 2016, the share of new missile systems will reach nearly 60%, and by 2021 their share […]
Cape Ray Begins Neutralizing Syrian Chemical Materials
By Jim Garamone Teams aboard the MV Cape Ray have begun neutralizing Syrian chemical materials, a Pentagon spokesman said here today. U.S. military and civilian specialists aboard the ship are neutralizing the chemical materials in international waters, Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters. The ship left Gioia Tauro, Italy, with 600 tons of chemicals. “The […]
F-35 Fleet Is Grounded
Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby on F-35 Fleet Grounding The technical air worthiness authorities of the Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy have issued a directive to ground the F-35 fleet based on initial findings from the runway fire incident that occurred at Eglin Air Force Base […]
US sells bitcoins seized by law enforcement
A US venture capitalist has won a US government auction to buy up a horde of bitcoins seized by law enforcement when closing down the clandestine trading site SilkRoad, federal authorities announced Thursday. The government posted the 30,000 bitcoins June 26 for sale and received 63 bids, The New York Times reported. The FBI shut down SilkRoad.com […]
US closes out no-spy deal with Germany
The United States will not sign a no-spying agreement with Germany as it attempts to settle the diplomatic fallout from the US National Security Agency’s surveillance on Chancellor Angela Merkel, a White House official said Thursday. “We’re not going to have a no-spy agreement,” deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes said in response to a question […]
National Intelligence University (NIU): Collaborating with International Partners on Multiple Fronts
By Sarah Schneider, NIU In the past month, the National Intelligence University (NIU) ran two very successful programs: the 20th iteration of the International Intelligence Fellows Program (IIFP), and the second FVEY Certificate in Intelligence Studies – China. The IIFP brought 21 senior military and intelligence officials from 18 nations to Washington, D.C., for two […]
Is Your Android Device Telling the Government, Or The World, Where You've Been?
BY PETER ECKERSLEY AND JEREMY GILLULA, EFF Do you own an Android device? Is it less than three years old? If so, then when your phone’s screen is off and it’s not connected to a Wi-Fi network, there’s a high risk that it is broadcasting your location history to anyone within Wi-Fi range that wants […]
Face of Defense: USS Pennsylvania Sets Patrol Record
By Navy Chief Petty Officer Ahron Arendes BANGOR, Wash., June 30, 2014 – The Trident strategic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania manned by its “Gold” crew returned home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor here June 14 following a 140-day, record-breaking patrol. Tridents are nuclear-powered, Ohio-class submarines. The Pennsylvania set a new record for the longest patrol completed […]
Baghdad Joint Operations Center at Full Capacity
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. The joint operations center opened by U.S. forces in Baghdad to help the Iraqi government combat Sunni insurgents is fully operational and assessments of Iraqi units have begun, Defense Department spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren said today. Warren provided Pentagon reporters with an update on the […]
20th Annual CARAT Philippines 2014 Concludes On Board USS John S. McCain In Subic Bay
SUBIC BAY, Philippines (NNS) — The 20th annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines wrapped up with a closing ceremony on board the guided missile destroyer, USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), July 1st.The ceremony occurred a day after McCain, the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and the Philippine navy ships, […]
DNI Releases Updated Budget Figure for FY 2015 – But Still Covers Up Actual Total
by GovernmentSecrets.com Staff The Director of National Intelligence released an update to their National Intelligence Program budget. The new figure? $49.4 BILLION dollars. However, the exact total will remain hidden and classified due to national security reasons. According to their recent press release: Consistent with 50 U.S.C. 3306(a), the Director of National Intelligence disclosed to […]
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