Archives for August 2014

A Tale of Two Alleged Iran Nuke Leakers

While we wait to see whether DOJ sends James Risen to jail for exposing one dumb Iran op, what is happening with the StuxNet leak case?

FBI Hides Its Use of NSLs from Congress

The FBI refuses to let DOJ’s Inspector General share some of the same information the office has shared on past reports, citing attorney-client privilege.

Pulitzer Prize Winners Call on DOJ to Withdraw James Risen’s Subpoena

The Department of Justice has been pursuing James Risen and his sources for over 8 years. 14 Pulitzer prize winning journalists think it’s time DOJ stopped.

The Government’s Insistence that Chefs Might Be Spooks Is Holding Up the Cafeteria Line

It started when Secrecy News observed Sodexo, the food service company, looking for a chef with security clearance. Though it may seem ridiculous, the requirement for a chef with a Top Secret clearance exemplifies a significant policy problem, namely the use of the security clearance process as an employee screening tool.