Pre-CIA agency comes to light

NEW YORK — It was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in Budapest. They hid in four large crates for t …

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Pre-CIA agency comes to light

Intelligence crucial in garnering truce, advancing strategy, CIA, NSA speakers say

As a result of intelligence obtained by allies that led to victory in World War II, Dwight Eisenhower also relied on it as president as he deliberated over the Korean War and other issues.

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Intelligence crucial in garnering truce, advancing strategy, CIA, NSA speakers say

U.S. hikers near one year of imprisonment in Iran without charges

It was July 31, 2009, when Sarah Shourd, 31, Shane Bauer, 28, and Josh Fattal, 28, were arrested near the Iran-Iraq border by Iranian police who said the three had crossed illegally into Iran. As the ensuing year unfolded, few confirmable facts emerged, but several variations of the story did.

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U.S. hikers near one year of imprisonment in Iran without charges

US flank exposed on cyber war front: Hayden

Former US spy master and retired general Michael Hayden warned on Thursday that the country’s “cyber flank” was exposed and it was losing clout to influence rules of war on the Internet.

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US flank exposed on cyber war front: Hayden

Edgar County Court News CIA agent wants out

Defendants usually have lots of reasons why they should not be in jail, but Adam D. Drake took a unique approach.

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Edgar County Court News CIA agent wants out

Former NSA Director: U.S. Needs Clear Understanding of Cyber War

At the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, former NSA Director Michael Hayden discusses the concept of cyber war and the role attendees need to play.

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Former NSA Director: U.S. Needs Clear Understanding of Cyber War

U.S. military cyberwar: What’s off-limits?

Ex-NSA and CIA head tells Black Hat crowd that rules for when military can attack foreign networks might exempt power grids and financial networks.

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U.S. military cyberwar: What’s off-limits?

CIA, Google fund Web analysis firm

In-Q-Tel and Google Ventures are investing in Recorded Future, a company whose technology monitors the Web in real time and develops predictions of future events from that content.

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CIA, Google fund Web analysis firm

Obama intel chief pick wins key panel backing

A key US Senate committee on Thursday unanimously approved President Barack Obama’s nominee to heard US intelligence, James Clapper, setting the stage for his near-certain confirmation.

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Obama intel chief pick wins key panel backing

Before the CIA, There Was the Pond

Archives Uncloak the Pond, Secret US Intelligence Group Predating the CIA

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Before the CIA, There Was the Pond

Sypris Receives U.S. Government Certification for Its RASKL® Electronic Key Fill Device

TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sypris Electronics, LLC, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, Inc., announced that it has received certification from the U.S. Government for its RASKL® (KIK-30) electronic key fill device. RASKL is one of the first modern KYK-13 replacement devices to receive a high assurance National Security Agency (NSA) certification for tactical use. The Really Simple Key Loader …

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Sypris Receives U.S. Government Certification for Its RASKL® Electronic Key Fill Device

Long Shrouded in Secrecy, Details Emerge on Spy Agency Called ‘The Pond’

The world can finally get a deeper look at the long-hidden roots of American espionage as tens of thousands of once-secret documents have been made public covering the history of the Pond — a U.S. spy operation that used informers including a French serial killer and that remained shrouded in secrecy for more than 50 years.

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Long Shrouded in Secrecy, Details Emerge on Spy Agency Called ‘The Pond’

Big Families Are Back In Style

Some working moms are saying four kids is the new two.

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Big Families Are Back In Style

Black Hat: U.S. Infrastructure Vulnerable To Cyber Attack

This broad variety of platforms and applications provides many holes for hackers to get through, says the US-CERT Director.

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Black Hat: U.S. Infrastructure Vulnerable To Cyber Attack

Dan Schorr and the art of making the right enemies

The United States was called into being by a journalist, Tom Paine, who promptly fell out with the regal John Adams, offended George Washington and finally strained his relationship with fellow democrat Thomas Jefferson so thoroughly that the third president stopped responding to his letters. By the time the author of the pamphlets that inspired the anticolonial armies died, in 1809, his …

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Dan Schorr and the art of making the right enemies

WikiLeaks threatens US security agencies drive

A former head of the CIA warned that government secrets pouring through WikiLeaks could sabotage the post 9-11 campaign to break down walls between rival US intelligence agencies.

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WikiLeaks threatens US security agencies drive

AP IMPACT: Before the CIA, there was the Pond

It was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in Budapest. They hid in four large crates for their perilous journey.

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AP IMPACT: Before the CIA, there was the Pond

AP IMPACT: Archives uncloak the Pond, secret US intelligence group predating the CIA

It was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in B…

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AP IMPACT: Archives uncloak the Pond, secret US intelligence group predating the CIA

LETTER: The nation’s heroes

Dear Editor:

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LETTER: The nation’s heroes

Mountain Exchange

2010-07-29

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