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SECRECY NEWS
August 2008 Archive

September 2008 archive

August 27, 2008

• NASA SECURITY BADGE HOLDER MAY POSE A SAFETY HAZARD
• RECENTLY PUBLISHED HEARINGS ON NATIONAL SECURITY

August 25, 2008

• ANXIOUS GOVERNMENTS REACT TO GOOGLE EARTH
• CHINA TAKES STEPS AGAINST IMAGERY RECONNAISSANCE
• PAKISTANI RESEARCH ON LASER ISOTOPE SEPARATION
• CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS

August 20, 2008

• SENATORS SAY SECRECY IMPEDES OVERSIGHT OF TORTURE POLICY
• WHITE HOUSE SIGNING STATEMENTS "UNSUBSTANTIATED," REPORT SAYS
• IRAQ SIGNS THE COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY

August 19, 2008

• NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVE ON SPACE EXPLORATION POLICY (2004)
• RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT, AND MORE FROM CRS
• SOURCEBOOK ON THE AEROSPACE DATA FACILITY

August 12, 2008

• SENATE REPORT SCRUTINIZES THE STATE SECRETS PRIVILEGE
• DNI ISSUES DIRECTIVE ON IC CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
• DIA TAKES ON OFFENSIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

August 7, 2008

• CRS REPORTS ARE STILL OUT OF BOUNDS
• A LOOK AT THE SECRET SERVICE, AND MORE FROM CRS
• ISLAMIC FINANCE, AND MORE FROM CRS
• RETROACTIVE IMMUNITY, AND MORE FROM CRS

August 6, 2008

• DISABLED INTEL SATELLITE RESTORED TO OPERATION BY NRO
• NRC PROPOSES TO INCREASE OPENNESS ON SECURITY INFO
• ACLU SEEKS TO INTERVENE IN FISA COURT PROCEEDINGS

August 4, 2008

• ARMY ISSUES NEW REGULATIONS ON "BIOLOGICAL SURETY"
• GAO AND INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT
• NEW DETAILS ON NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE
• DOJ NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION OVERSIGHT INITIATIVE
• A BILL TO END COERCIVE INTERROGATIONS AND SECRET DETENTIONS

August 1, 2008

• SENATE BILL WOULD BAR SECRET CHANGES TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS
• A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

July 2008 archive

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