From the Blogs
H-Bomb History Published Over Government Objections: Physicist
Kenneth W. Ford, who participated in the design of the hydrogen bomb in
the early 1950s, has published a memoir of his experiences despite the
objections of Energy Department reviewers who requested substantial
redactions in the text. “Building the H Bomb: A Personal History” was
released this month, and provides an eyewitness account of several
crucial episodes in the development of the hydrogen bomb.
Growing Data Collection Inspires Openness at NGA: A
flood of information from the ongoing proliferation of space-based
sensors and ground-based data collection devices is promoting a new era
of transparency in at least one corner of the U.S. intelligence
community: the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Recently, ODNI
stated that the U.S. intelligence community should make “information
publicly available in a manner that enhances public understanding of
intelligence activities, while continuing to protect information when
disclosure would harm national security.” But some intelligence agencies
have chosen a different path.
Cybersecurity Information Sharing: A Legal Morass Says CRS:
There are several pending bills that would promote increased sharing of
cybersecurity-related information — such as threat intelligence and
system vulnerabilities — in order to combat the perceived rise in the
frequency and intensity of cyber attacks against private and government
entities. A new report by the Congressional Research Service finds that
this information sharing is easier said than done due to conflicting and
incompatible laws and policy objectives.
DoD Cut Security Clearances by 15% in Last Two Years:
The Department of Defense has reduced the number of employees and
contractors who hold security clearances in the past two years by more
than 700,000, a cut of 15%. This previously undisclosed data was
reported in the latest quarterly report on the implementation of the
Insider Threat Program.
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