U.S. plans new government-owned satellites
Defying congressional opposition, the U.S. government on Tuesday said it would buy expensive new spy satellites and order more imagery from two commercial providers to plug gaps in satellite coverage.
U.S. allies told to review role in secret renditions
A United Nations investigator urged U.S. allies from Britain to Pakistan on Tuesday to fully investigate whether they helped in secret renditions that led to the illegal torture or disappearance of terror suspects.
Obama picks Leon Panetta to head CIA
Former congressman, Bill Clinton and White House chief of staff, Leon Panetta will be President-elect Barack Obama's CIA Director, according to media reports Monday.
Obama selects CIA director Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta a former eight-term congressman from California has been a former chairman of the House Budget Committee, budget director and Clinton White House chief of staff and recently member of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group was the choice that President-elect Barack Obama made for Director of Central Intelligence Agency , according to media reports Monday.
U.S. Iran report is no slam dunk
U.S. intelligence agencies have showed independence from the Bush administration with a skeptical assessment of Iran's nuclear capabilities that is far from the slam dunk case against Iraq before the war.
CIA, FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits
People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison, according to a new tracing program.