CIA

The CIA Bets All in the Cloud, an ‘Intelligent’ Move

March 21, 2013, 1:09 pm

CIA just announced that it has gone all in with a $600 million bet with Amazon’s AWS cloud computing platform.

Senate Confirms Brennan as Head of CIA

March 8, 2013, 6:55 pm

After a controversial nomination process, the U.S. Senate confirmed John O. Brennan as head of the Central Intelligence Agency Thursday.

AG Holder Wants More Transparent Drone Policy

March 6, 2013, 8:56 pm

Attorney General Eric Holder said on March 6 that more transparency is needed in the administration’s controversial drone program and hinted that President Barack Obama agreed.

Concerns Around Hagel and Brennan Clouded by Politics

February 20, 2013, 6:00 am

President Barack Obama’s nominations of Chuck Hagel and John Brennan as U.S. defense secretary and CIA director, respectively, have been unusually delayed in the Senate.

Chuck Hagel Nominated Defense Secretary; John Brennan to Head CIA

January 7, 2013, 10:53 pm

President Obama nominated former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) as secretary of defense and John Brennan, counter terrorism specialist, as director of the CIA on Monday, Jan. 7.

David Petraeus Might Testify in Benghazi Investigation

November 11, 2012, 8:47 pm

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Sunday that newly resigned CIA head David Petraeus might be called in to testify in a Senate inquiry regarding the attack on the [...]

Chinese Regime Arrested Security Official Who Spied for US, Reports Say

June 2, 2012, 3:31 pm

A high-level Chinese security ministry official was arrested in Hong Kong and is accused of spying for the U.S. and giving away state secrets, according to reports. The [...]

TIMELINES: What CIA operative was kidnapped, and tortured to death, by Hezbollah March 16, 1984?

March 16, 2012, 1:27 am

What CIA operative was kidnapped, and tortured to death, by Hezbollah March 16, 1984?

WikiLeaks to Publish Millions of Stratfor E-mails

February 27, 2012, 4:48 pm

WikiLeaks on Monday announced it is publishing millions of confidential e-mails from Texas-based intelligence firm Stratfor.

CIA Website Taken Down by Anonymous

February 13, 2012, 1:44 pm

Hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility for hacking the CIA’s website on Friday, which was the latest attack by the group on a U.S. federal agency