Intelligence

SF-135 Document Transfer Forms, National Air & Space Intelligence Center (NASIC)

Background These SF-135 are document transmittal slips, created when information is transferred from one agency to a federal records center.…

January 26, 2021

Cryptolog (NSA Newsletter), October 1981 Edition

Background Cryptolog was created in 1974 and was, according to the editor, “a new vehicle for the interchange of ideas…

December 19, 2020

Constellis Holdings / Academi (Formerly Blackwater) Contracts, 2011 – July 2014

Background According to Wikipedia, here is some background on Academi, formerly Blackwater: "Academi is an American private military company founded…

December 11, 2020

The 2013 Shipment of 24 Tons of Cocaine and Heroin to the United States for Destruction

Background According to the July 30, 2013, article published in the Tico Times: "Costa Rican authorities on Saturday shipped nearly 24…

December 8, 2020

The Bissell Report of 18 February 1965 – Review of Selected NSA Cryptanalytic Efforts

Background Richard Bissell Jr. was a Central Intelligence Agency officer responsible for major projects such as the U-2 spy plane…

December 3, 2020

FBI Files: Astronauts

Background An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as…

December 3, 2020

Nuclear Notes Number 1 – The Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), June 1974

Background NUMBER ONE IN A SERIES OF INFORMATION PAPERS ON TOPICS ASSOCIATED WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS, PRINCIPALLY DESIGNED FOR USE BY…

December 1, 2020

Granted FOIA Fee Waivers, FBI, 2015-2016

Background In December of 2016, I requested all granted FOIA fee waivers for requests sent in to the FBI, for…

November 24, 2020

Fifteen Members and Associates of Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges, November 23, 2020

According to the Department of Justice: A superseding indictment was unsealed today against 15 defendants, including alleged members and associates…

November 23, 2020

NSA Surveillance Program: PRISM

Background PRISM is a code name for a program under which the United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet…

November 22, 2020