Spokesman Jay Carney blames intelligence agencies for confusion spread by administration officials
Former Obama intelligence chief says Pentagon should run drone strikes - TheDC
‘Under Pentagon control, U.S. officials would be able to streamline drone operations’
Romney: Release intelligence leaks probe before election - TheDC
Tuesday’s speech was seen as Romney’s first major national security salvo against the Obama campaign
Cyber Security: Like with National Security, Let's Contract Out to People Who Know What They're Doing - TheDC
These contractors should handle all day-to-day Internet security.
Brain size and intelligence linked to specific genes - Fox News
With data from 21,151 people, the researchers were able to link specific genes to variations in brain size.
University studies crowdsourcing for intelligence - The Associated Press
‘Now the nation’s intelligence community, with the help of university researchers and regular folks around the country, is studying ways to harness and improve the wisdom of crowds’
U.S. intelligence wants sweep of Twitter, webcam data - Wired
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity says plan will not predict events in U.S.
Study: nicer, smarter people live longer - TIME
According to a new academic paper, mean people die earlier than smart, conscientious types
Study harder, live longer - TIME
Study shows people who are smart and conscientious live longer than those who are less intelligent
Study: Beautiful people likely smarter, too - NYDN
Who says you can’t have beauty and brains? A study found that attractive men and women generally have higher IQ’s
Yemen: Al-Qaida turncoat alerted Saudis to plot - AP
A Saudi militant who had joined al-Qaida in Yemen, told Saudi officials about last week’s mail bomb plot on US targets
MENSA craves young brains - USA Today
American Mensa says 42 percent of new members in 2009-2010 were ages 29-49; in the past decade, membership of people under 30 has grown 63 percent
Intelligence leaks anger Obama; sharing rethought - Washington Times
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper slams ‘officials who, for whatever reason, get their jollies from blabbing to the media’
Pentagon plan: buying books to keep secrets - NYT
Defense Department officials are negotiating to buy and destroy all 10,000 copies of the first printing of an Afghan war memoir
John McCain, Twitter genius - Politico
John McCain may be in the political battle of his life to save his Senate seat in Arizona — but he’s a Twitter genius, according to a new report released Thursday
First woman to head major US intelligence agency - AP
Letitia A. Long is being elevated Monday to director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Senate approves Clapper nomination as intel chief - AP
Key senators had questioned whether a nominee who had spent so much time at the Pentagon could represent mostly civilian intelligence services
Working to ensure better assimilation of intelligence data
It is particularly disturbing that, at any given moment, the IC cannot report exactly how many contractors they’re using
Intelligence director candidate fighting turf wars - NYT
Clapper defended expanding government contractors
