Intelligence

ISOO Notice 2019-01: Agencies Eligible to Receive Referrals from Automatic Declassification at 25, 50, and 75 Years

Background The following agencies have received approval from the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) to exempt specific information from…

July 16, 2020

FBI’s Public Access Line (PAL) Procedures, September 21, 2011 Edition

Background The following is the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) Procedures, September 21, 2011 Edition, as released by the FBI…

July 15, 2020

History of NRO Security Breaches, January 7, 1974

Background The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) began in 1961, but operated in secret for decades before it was officially acknowledged.…

July 3, 2020

Principal Challenges in Post-Saddam Iraq, January 2003

Background At the request of the Director of Policy Planning at the Department of State, this. 6.2(d) Intelligence Community Assessment…

May 15, 2020

INLET (Intelligence Letters) Reports, 1960s and 1970s

Background Beginning in 1969 and lasting until 1972, the FBI had an "intelligence letter" program, code named "INLET". According to…

May 7, 2020

United States Southern Command USCINCSO Counternarcotics Campaign Plan, Date Unknown

Background This document, "... provides for support to host nations, including deterction, monitoring, and interdiction in furtherance of the counternarcotics…

April 21, 2020

NRO Workforce 2015 Study, 11 April 2012

Background Study encompasses all facets of the NRO workforce, with the goal to optimize human capital across the NRO to…

March 23, 2020

NRO Internal Blog/Newsletter: VIGILANCE FROM ABOVE

Background Internally, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)'s Office of Strategic Communication published the blog entitled, "Vigilance from Above". It appears,…

March 23, 2020

FBI Prepublication Review of A Higher Loyalty by James Comey

Background In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of…

February 14, 2020

The GAMBIT Story, June 1991

Background This is the second volume in the history of the National Reconnaissance Program. The first volume related the story…

February 14, 2020