Will a Woman Helm U.S. Intelligence Next Year?

Women have run Britain's domestic counterterrorism agency, and a woman may soon run France's foreign espionage service. Three American women with similar credentials could possibly emerge from the shadows in an Obama, Clinton or McCain administration.

CQ Politics (05/30/2008)

Mike Chertoff Takes See-No-Evil Stance on NSA Wiretaps

As more allegations of questionable wiretapping emerged last week, the former federal judge faced an unprecedented interrogation on the Homeland Security Department’s relationship with the NSA.

CQ Homeland Security (03/07/2008)

State Secrets Abuses Come to a Boil

The government's practice of fending off suits by former intelligence agents and civil rights groups by invoking the 'state secrets privilege' is coming under heavy fire.

CQ Politics(02/01/2008)

Wiretapping's Collateral Damage

The strange spy tale of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright and the administration's push for open-ended electronic surveillance powers combine to create cause for worry — but not just for the reasons many people think.
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CQ Politics(01/25/2008)

Homeland Intelligence Chief Allen to Be Grilled on What NSA Gave Him

When the National Security Agency assigned Bill Semenick to be its liaison to the Homeland Security Department three years ago, he found he didn’t have a parking space, a desk or a secure computer link back to his Ft. Meade, Md., headquarters.
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CQ Homeland Security (5/19/2006)

To Spy Veteran, Ma Bell's Alleged Role in NSA Wiretapping Has Familiar Ring

Marty Kaiser is nearly cackling on the telephone as another e-mail arrives.

“Oh, you’ve gotta see this one,” he says.

He reads a few lines and laughs — it’s another missive from old friends and associates who are chiding him about the latest fallout from the NSA domestic spying case.
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CQ Homeland Security (4/14/2006)