A former CIA engineer is convicted in a massive theft of secrets released by WikiLeaks Joshua Schulte, who represented himself in his retrial, told jurors that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing public release of a trove of CIA secrets by WikiLeaks in 2017. The Associated Press
CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery In an NPR interview, William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that afflicted U.S. officials around the world. Mary Louise Kelly
Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks Sue Gordon was in line to be acting director of national intelligence after Dan Coats quit last year. President Trump thought otherwise. Gordon now recounts her time in his administration. David Welna
Years Before The Pandemic, War Games Predicted A 'Global Tempest' In the early 2000s, war games about pandemics popped up. But participants say the outbreak threat couldn't compete with more visible national security concerns such as wars and terrorist attacks. Hannah Allam
The Most Dangerous Economist When the US needed a spy plane and an invasion, it hired the economist Richard Bissell. Greg Rosalsky
Iran Upholds Death Sentence For Man Accused Of Giving Nuclear Secrets To CIA A judiciary spokesman said Amir Rahimpour "received huge amounts of money and attempted to provide the U.S. intelligence service with a part of Iran's nuclear information," FARS News Agency reports. Bill Chappell
McConnell Vows Congressional Response To 'Abhorrent' Khashoggi Murder McConnell told reporters that the CIA "basically certified" Saudi involvement at high levels in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — breaking with President Trump who said it was unclear. Tim Mak
Rep. Cummings Demands Explanation For Stripping Ex-CIA Chief's Security Clearance The lawmaker's letter was one of several reactions to the decision. Also Thursday, a former special operations forces commander defended John Brennan and asked Trump to revoke his clearance too. Scott Horsley
Unwinding the shadowy backstory of the war in Afghanistan Steve Coll is a staff writer for The New Yorker. His new book, a sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winner “Ghost Wars,” is “Directorate S: The C.I.A. and... John O'Brien
Computer Drives With Info For CIA Lawsuit Stolen At UW Computer hardware holding sensitive information being used in a lawsuit against the CIA has been stolen, according to the University of Washington’s... Gil Aegerter
