No, there’s not a sudden influx of unidentified objects in the skies above the US—but the government is paying closer attention.
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The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat
A review of the FBI’s access to foreign intelligence reveals troubling misuse of powerful surveillance tech.
Congress Has a Lo-Fi Plan to Fix the Classified Documents Mess
As unsecured docs pile up, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is itching to overhaul the nation’s secret secret-sharing operation.
January 6 Report: 11 Details You May Have Missed
The January 6 Committee’s 841-page report will go down as one of the most important documents in US history. These key details stand out.
The Worst Hacks of 2022
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The year was marked by sinister new twists on cybersecurity classics, including phishing, breaches, and ransomware attacks.
A Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet
Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US Capitol.
The US Has a Bomb-Sniffing Dog Shortage
Finding high-quality detection canines is hard enough—and the pandemic only dug a deeper hole.
Autonomous Vehicles Join the List of US National Security Threats
Lawmakers are growing concerned about a flood of data-hungry cars from China taking over American streets.
The Family That Mined the Pentagon’s Data for Profit
The Freedom of Information Act helps Americans learn what the government is up to. The Poseys exploited it—and became unlikely defenders of transparency.
Here’s What Trump’s ‘Nuclear Documents’ Could Be
FBI agents reportedly searched Mar-a-Lago for “nuclear documents.” That can fall into one of these four categories.