
House committee approves pro-business cyber bill
A House panel voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a new data-sharing program that would give the federal government a broader role in helping ...

US moves on NKorea aimed at deterring new leader
The parading of U.S. air and naval power within view of the Korean peninsula — first a few long-range bombers, then stealth fighters, then ships — is ...

Hawaii is a spot for sun, surf - and spies
Clandestine agents. Foreign spies. Intelligence. Hawaii is better known for sunbathing on the beach or surfing than high-stakes sleuthing. But the ...
Bulger: Government must keep alleged immunity deal
Reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger kept his end of a bargain to cooperate with the government in exchange for immunity from federal ...

Ex-CIA chief aided WWII hero's Arlington burial
When Dr. Rene Joyeuse's request for burial at Arlington National Cemetery was rejected, the family of the decorated Swiss-born World War II spy ...
Defense Department says it will delay furloughs
The Defense Department will delay furlough notices for its civilian employees for about two weeks while officials analyze the impact of a new spending ...
McFarlane's apartment searched for Sudan lobbying
The FBI has searched the apartment of former Reagan administration national security adviser Robert McFarlane for evidence of whether he lobbied on ...

Woman at center of spy allegations is enigma
U.S. officials say the 27-year-old university student from China started a relationship with a civilian defense contractor more than twice her age and ...
Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional
They're called national security letters and the FBI issues thousands of them a year to banks, phone companies and other businesses demanding customer ...
Carnegie Mellon, NSA seek high school hackers
Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of ...
Appeals court reverses CIA drone secrecy ruling
A federal appeals court Friday reversed a lower court ruling that allowed the CIA to refuse to confirm whether it had information on the use of ...

Court removes judge from Whitey Bulger's trial
The judge who was set to preside over the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was removed from the case Thursday by a federal appeals ...

Erratic North Korea poses serious threat
An erratic North Korea, with its nuclear weapons and increasingly belligerent tone, poses a serious threat to the United States and East Asia nations, ...
Spy chief: Americans 'not wittingly' monitored
The top U.S. intelligence chief says the National Security Agency does "not wittingly" collect terror information on U.S. citizens in America — but ...

Brennan at CIA fills 3rd key national security job
John Brennan took over Friday as director of the CIA, the finishing touch on President Barack Obama's national security team for his second term.

After filibuster, Senate confirms Brennan for CIA
The Senate confirmed John Brennan to be CIA director Thursday after the Obama administration bowed to demands from Republicans blocking the nomination ...

Senator ends long floor speech blocking CIA pick
A tea party senator from Kentucky used an old-style filibuster lasting nearly 13 hours to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to ...

Senate panel votes to approve Obama's CIA nominee
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with ...

Egypt's leader mulls army takeover of restive city
A security agency headquarters was set on fire as protesters battled police for a third straight day in Port Said on Tuesday, and Egypt's Islamist ...
Judge rejects Bulger's future immunity claim
Gangster James "Whitey" Bulger cannot present evidence to a jury about his claim that he was given immunity for future crimes, including murder, a ...

Intel committee to vote next week on CIA nominee
The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote early next week on John Brennan's nomination to be director of the CIA, the panel's leaders ...
Jury gets Fla. Taliban terror support case
After a nearly two-month trial, a federal jury began deliberating Tuesday in the case of an elderly Muslim cleric accused of funneling tens of ...

Israelis plan to press Obama to free convicted spy
Israel's Nobel-laureate president, backed by thousands of followers, is leading an effort to press President Barack Obama during his upcoming visit ...

Senate panel likely to vote this week on CIA pick
A White House commitment to provide lawmakers with additional information about the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, may have ...
FBI to release records on Withers' informer work
The FBI will release records about civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers' work as an informant for the FBI, to settle a Tennessee newspaper's ...