Intelligence Agencies

U.S. spy chief reiterates ‘overclassification’ concerns

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testified Tuesday before the Senate.

  • By Frank Konkel

NSA re-awards secret $10 billion contract to Amazon

Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.

  • By Frank Konkel

IARPA previews busy research season

The agency’s long tech wish list includes capabilities that can predict human movement and new computing architectures to crunch its mountain of data.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

IARPA project aims to identify people from drones by more than just their face

“It'll be interesting to see in a year or two from now,” according to the program manager.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Russian invasion highlights growing importance of open source intelligence

The Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the practice’s real-time value.

  • By Patience Wait

Iran-linked hackers conducting operations against government networks, intel agencies warn

Iranian government-linked hackers may be using global circumstances to their advantage.

  • By Frank Konkel

AI researchers want to match 'fingerprints' texters leave behind to fight disinformation

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is working on a soon-to-be-released, broad agency announcement that might one day help combat disinformation campaigns and human trafficking.

  • By Brandi Vincent

US Spy Chief Warns Government Is Classifying Too Much Data

Emerging technologies have had a direct impact on how much data the government classifies. 

  • By Frank Konkel

NGA is betting on a hybrid workforce that mixes classified, unclassified personnel

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking to the future with plans to accommodate uncleared employees and to be prepared for "a changing world environment that we don't anticipate," said Mark Andress, the agency's CIO.

  • By Lauren C. Williams
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