The below documents began being published here on The Black Vault in 2018, as the FBI released them. The final response for this FOIA case came in August of 2024, with multiple updates through that timeframe. In October of 2024, The Black Vault added the August release for download, and since this is final release for the case, this page will likely not be updated again. All documents are available below this article. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the FBI’s Carnivore system drew considerable attention and debate. Unveiled during this period, Carnivore was a sophisticated email wiretapping system…
Author: John Greenewald
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has unveiled its latest X-plane, the XRQ-73, under the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) program. This hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has been officially designated as the XRQ-73. The SHEPARD program, described as an “X-prime” initiative, aims to advance the development of long-endurance aircraft by integrating emerging technologies to reduce system-level risks. “The idea behind a DARPA X-prime program is to take emerging technologies and burn down system-level integration risks to quickly mature a new missionized long endurance aircraft design that can be fielded quickly,” stated Steve Komadina, the SHEPARD program…
The following list of documents pertain to famous gangsters and the men who caught them. Declassified Files on Gangsters & Criminals Anastasia, Albert – [185 Pages, 11.93MB] – Albert Anastasia (pronounced ah-nah-STAH-zee-ah) (born Umberto Anastasio, September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was one of the most ruthless and feared Cosa Nostra mobsters in U. S. history. A founder of the American Mafia, Anastasia ran Murder, Inc. during the prewar era and was boss of the modern Gambino crime family during most of the 1950s. Barnes, George “Machine Gun Kelly” – [ 8,782 Pages Total, Multiple PDF files ] – George “Machine…
The release of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sheds light on a long-suspected nuclear accident in the Soviet Union during the late 1950s. This document, titled “Information on Nuclear Accident in U.S.S.R. in Late 1950’s” (SECY-78-305), responds to inquiries about a reported catastrophic event that has been shrouded in secrecy and speculation for decades. The document reveals that on September 29, 1957, a significant nuclear accident occurred in the Chelyabinsk region, part of the Ural Mountains. This event, often referred to as the “Kyshtym disaster”, involved an explosion at a nuclear…
Background The Central Intelligence Agency was created in 1947 with the signing of the National Security Act by President Harry S. Truman. The act also created a Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to serve as head of the United States intelligence community; act as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to the national security; and serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 amended the National Security Act to provide for a Director of National Intelligence who would assume some of the roles formerly fulfilled by the…