Will DCSA Interpret the Newly Codified NISPOM to Exclude National Security and Defense Entrepreneurs?
Intelligence and defense contractors co-exist in a common national security sector of the American and global economies. But that marketplace is bounded and defined by dual…
Suspected document leaker wanted to kill a ‘ton of people,’ officials say
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of guns and said on social media that he…
Online Gaming Chats Have Long Been Spy Risk For Us Military
WASHINGTON (AP) — Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online…
Leaked Pentagon Documents May Herald a New Era of Revelations
THE UNITED STATES government has been scrambling this week, thanks to a leak of sensitive Pentagon documents that include an array of recent intelligence updates and Joint Chiefs…
Sometimes, things do get better for federal employees
At a D.C. awards ceremony for the federal Best Places To Work top-ranked agencies, a speaker spoke of tired employees, burnout, risk of attrition. I thought, gosh, maybe they…
Veterans get protections from retaliation at government agencies
The quasi-judicial agency that protects federal employment rights set a precedent last month that affirms veterans who work in the government are protected from retaliation for…
Reciprocity remains as key clearance issue
In 2018, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, got involved in the minutiae of security clearance policy because the backlog of open…
Inside Jim Jordan’s Disastrous Search for a ‘Deep State’ Whistleblower
In early February, Republicans brought an FBI veteran to Capitol Hill whom they hoped would expose a “deep state conspiracy” among Democrats and their accomplices in the…
The ‘People Who Make Government Go’ Are Affected by the Vacancies Act
The Vacancies Act allows an incoming President 300 days in which to temporarily and unilaterally fill positions with “acting” officers. Recently, the Government…
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in case challenging legal shield for tech companies
WASHINGTON (TND) — The Supreme Court is weighing potential changes to tech liability law that could drastically change how the internet operates. Justices began hearing oral…