Ex-NSA worker, Army veteran sentenced for selling classified info
“This was blatant. It was brazen and, in my mind, it was deliberate. It was a betrayal, and it was as close to treasonous as you can get,” the judge said.
By Colleen Slevin
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Air Force’s Haugh set to take lead at NSA, Cyber Command
CYBERCOM stands at a pivotal point, now more than a decade old and undergoing what officials have described as a holistic review.
US military conducted 2 dozen cyber operations to head off 2020 election meddling
Defending elections has become an enduring mission for the Department of Defense.
By Mark Pomerleau
DoD plan will streamline contractor security clearance appeals
Department of Defense components will all be required to use the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals for final appeals on contractor security clearance denials.
By Jessie Bur
Former airman sentenced to 11 years in scheme to offer information to Russia
Elizabeth Jo Shirley, 47, pleaded guilty last year as part of a plea agreement to one count each of willful retention of national defense information and international parental kidnapping.
Trump administration looks to split NSA and US Cyber Command
The move would be another example of the president trying to influence defense policy before Inauguration Day.
By Mark Pomerleau
Pentagon did not deny Biden team access to military intel agencies, officials say
The Biden DoD transition is proceeding as normal, according to senior defense officials. Allegations that transition team members were denied access to the DoD intelligence community were due to a procedural mishap on the Biden side.
By Harm Venhuizen
Women less likely to receive retention pay at NSA
The National Security Agency's program for offering retention incentives to critical personnel did not have needed oversight or goals, according to the agency's inspector general.
By Jessie Bur
Snowden pardon plan draws bipartisan scorn from key defense lawmakers
House Armed Services Committee leaders said the move would be an insult to U.S. defense and intelligence workers.
Former airman pleads guilty in scheme to offer information to Russia
A West Virginia woman who previously served in the Air Force planned to offer top-secret information from the National Security Agency to the Russian government, prosecutors said Monday in announcing her conviction in federal court.
OPSEC: Why this retired one-star says service members should trash their Chinese Huawei smartphones
OPSEC: Military service members should trash China's Huawei smartphones, this retired Air Force general says.
By Kristine Froeba