August 2007 Intelligence News |
- Wrap: Lugovoi says innocent, Berezovsky behind Litvinenko murder RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2007 -- Andrei Lugovoi, the U.K.'s key suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, said Wednesday the Crown Prosecution Service has no proof of his guilt and that fugitive oligarch Boris Berezovsky played a role in the crime.
- Lugovoi says Berezovsky behind Litvinenko murder RIA Novosti 29 Aug 2007 -- Andrei Lugovoi, the U.K.'s key suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, said Wednesday that businessman Boris Berezovsky was involved in the crime, as well as in the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
- Raytheon Radio Frequency Components Semiconductor Foundry Receives Top National Security Administration Accreditation Raytheon 27 Aug 2007 -- The National Security Administration's Trusted Access Program Office has accredited Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) semiconductor foundry, Raytheon Radio Frequency Components (RRFC), as a Department of Defense Category 1 Trusted Foundry.
- FSB drops treason charges against Novosibirsk scientists RIA Novosti 27 Aug 2007 -- Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has withdrawn charges against two Novosibirsk scientists earlier accused of revealing state secrets, the FSB press service said Monday.
- Chinese spying on German government computers: report IRNA 25 Aug 2007 -- Numerous computers of the German government are infected by Chinese espionage programs, the weekly Der Spiegel news magazine said in a report to hit the newsstands on Sunday.
- U.S. Intelligence Report Offers Bleak Outlook For Iraq RFE/RL 24 Aug 2007 -- A new U.S. National Intelligence Estimate gives a dim prognosis for stability in Iraq, warning that the Iraqi government is becoming increasingly precarious and that there is little chance that Iraqi politicians can bridge sectarian rifts anytime soon.
- Report Cites Measured Progress in Iraq AFPS 24 Aug 2007 -- The latest National Intelligence Estimate update released yesterday reports a drop in violent attacks and measured progress in Iraq and suggests that, with continued robust counterinsurgency operations and mentoring by coalition forces, Iraqi security forces will continue to improve.
- Iraqi Government Still Shaky, Says New US Intelligence Estimate VOA 23 Aug 2007 -- A new U.S. intelligence estimate says there have been some improvements in the security situation in Iraq.
- Investigation finds engine failure caused Predator crash AFPN 23 Aug 2007 -- Engine failure caused the crash of an MQ-1B Predator remotely piloted aircraft Jan. 17, at a forward location in Southwest Asia, according to an Accident Investigation Board report released by Air Combat Command today.
- Intelligence Estimate Shows U.S. Strategy Improved Security in Iraq AFPS 23 Aug 2007 -- The latest National Intelligence Estimate indicates the U.S. strategy has improved the security environment in Iraq, but notes that many tough challenges lie ahead, according to a statement released today by White House Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe.
- US Intelligence Report Says Iraqi Government 'Precarious' VOA 23 Aug 2007 -- A new report by U.S. intelligence agencies says Iraq's security situation has improved, but the Iraqi government is still unable to govern effectively.
- US to Release Intelligence Report on Iraq Political Progress VOA 23 Aug 2007 -- The Bush administration is expected to release parts of an intelligence report later Thursday that questions whether Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki can overcome sectarian differences in his country.
- Reconnaissance aircraft beat heat AFPN 22 Aug 2007 -- Global Hawk and U-2 aircraft provide critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and in order to be efficient and effective the technological sensors on these aircraft cannot be subjected to heat for extended periods of time.
- Internal Report Faults Ex-CIA Director's Counterterrorism Efforts VOA 22 Aug 2007 -- The Central Intelligence Agency has released a report sharply critical of the CIA's senior leadership in the years and months leading up to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
- Director's Statement on the Release of the 9/11 IG Report Executive Summary Central Intelligence Agency 21 Aug 2007 -- Statement to Employees by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, General Michael V. Hayden on the Release of the 9/11 IG Report Executive Summary
- CIA Inquiry on 9/11 Says Agency Lacked Counterterorrism Plan VOA 22 Aug 2007 -- A newly released report by the inspector general for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) says the former head of the agency failed to develop an effective counterterrorism strategy before the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
- US 'Encouraged' by Bail Release of Iranian-American Academic VOA 21 Aug 2007 -- The United States has welcomed, as encouraging, news that Iranian-American academic Haleh Esfandiari has been released on bail from an Iranian prison
- Defense Department to Close TALON System AFPS 21 Aug 2007 -- The Defense Department announced today that it will close the TALON intelligence reporting system Sept. 17 and maintain a record copy of the collected data in accordance with intelligence oversight requirements.
- DoD to Implement Interim Threat Reporting Procedures 21 Aug 2007 -- DoD’s Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA) will close the TALON Reporting System effective Sept. 17, 2007, and maintain a record copy of the collected data in accordance with intelligence oversight requirements.
- SAIC Awarded C4I Contract to Support Navy SAIC 16 Aug 2007 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) announced today it won a contract from the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center, San Diego (SSC San Diego) for In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) and Networks Integration Engineering Facility (NIEF) support
- Alleged Russian agent identifies his British recruiter - FSB RIA Novosti 15 Aug 2007 -- Vyacheslav Zharko, a Russian ex-security service officer who admitted earlier working for British intelligence, has identified his MI6 recruiter, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said Wednesday.
- L-3 Selected for United Kingdom Project LISTENER L-3 Communications 14 Aug 2007 -- --L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Integrated Systems (L-3 IS) subsidiary has been selected as one of two preferred bidders in the Assessment Phase of Project LISTENER for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence.
- Iran: No Decision On Detained Iranian-Americans After Inquiry RFE/RL 13 Aug 2007 -- Iranian judicial authorities say they have completed their investigations into the case of two detained Iranian-American academics, Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh, who are facing security charges.
- Iran Completes Probe of Detained US-Iranian Academics VOA 12 Aug 2007 -- Iran says it has completed an investigation into the cases of two Iranian-American academics detained in Tehran on charges of harming national security.
- Predator soars to record numbers of sorties AFPN 09 Aug 2007 -- When terrorists tried shooting mortar rounds at Balad Air Base in July, they didn't count on the tireless, unblinking eye of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle overhead, transmitting their every move to Airmen on the ground here.
- Britain unchanged on Lugovoi extradition - ambassador RIA Novosti 07 Aug 2007 -- Britain's ambassador to Russia said London intended to have the suspect in the Alexander Litvinenko murder case extradited from Russia, but believed cooperation with Moscow in the case was impossible at the moment.
- Bush Signs Anti-Terror Wiretapping Bill VOA 06 Aug 2007 -- President Bush has signed into law a bill that gives the U.S. government more power to eavesdrop on suspected foreign terrorists.
- US Congress Approves Anti-Terror Bill to Intercept Phone Calls, Emails VOA 05 Aug 2007 -- The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation authorizing temporary changes to a U.S. electronic surveillance program to allow more flexibility to intercept communications overseas
- US Senate Endorses Bush-Backed Anti-Terror Wiretapping Bills VOA 04 Aug 2007 -- The U.S. Senate has voted in favor of a bill expanding the government's ability to eavesdrop without court warrants on suspected foreign terrorists.
- Anti-Terror Surveillance Changes Fail in House VOA 04 Aug 2007 -- Legislation sought by President Bush to revise U.S. law regarding anti-terrorist electronic surveillance overseas has failed a vote in the House of Representatives
- Zimbabwe President Mugabe Signs State Eavesdropping Law VOA 03 Aug 2007 -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday signed into law the controversial Interception of Communications Bill, which gives his government the authority to eavesdrop on phone and Internet communications and read physical mail.
- Bush Vows Veto if Bill Doesn’t Close Intelligence Gaps AFPS 03 Aug 2007 -- President Bush has vowed to veto the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act if it does not close gaps in intelligence-gathering methods.
- Bush: Congress Must Update US Foreign Surveillance Provisions VOA 03 Aug 2007 -- President Bush is urging Congress to update the law governing U.S. intelligence services when they eavesdrop on suspected terrorists
- President Bush Meets with Counterterrorism Team The White House 03 Aug 2007
- President Bush Signs "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11" into Law The White House 03 Aug 2007
- Bush Vows Veto if Bill Doesn’t Close Intelligence Gaps AFPS 03 Aug 2007 -- President Bush has vowed to veto the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Modernization Act if it does not close gaps in intelligence-gathering methods.
- Bush: Congress Must Update US Foreign Surveillance Provisions VOA 03 Aug 2007 -- President Bush is urging Congress to update the law governing U.S. intelligence services when they eavesdrop on suspected terrorists
- Northrop Grumman Contributes Expertise to Military Exercise Testing Emerging Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Concepts Northrop Grumman 03 Aug 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) recent participation in a joint military exercise will enhance its work with the U.S. Joint Forces Command to improve how military forces conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).
- Bush Urges Action on Terrorist Surveillance Legislation VOA 01 Aug 2007 -- President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to move quickly to rewrite rules for terrorist surveillance
- Over 150 Cases of Aerial Espionage Committed against DPRK in July KCNA 01 Aug 2007 -- The U.S. imperialists and the south Korean forces committed more than 150 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in July by mobilizing strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes with different missions, according to a military source.
