Friday, July 16, 2010

America's Intelligence Community Nervous About Upcoming Washington Post Story Detailing Secret Facilities

State Department Warns Employees About New Website Highlighting Top Secret Facilities -- The Cable/Foreign Policy

The State Department is bracing for a potentially explosive new feature on the Washington Post website that would publish the names and locations of agencies and firms conducting Top Secret work on behalf of the U.S. government, according to the copy of an email obtained by The Cable.

The Diplomatic Security Bureau at State sent out a notice Thursday to all department employees warning them to protect classified information and reject inquiries from the press when the new web feature goes live.

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More News On The Upcoming Washington Post Story On U.S. Secret Facilities

Nation’s Spies, Contractors Brace For Post Expose -- The Danger Room
Internal Memo: Intelligence Community Frets About Washington Post Series -- The Atlantic
Previewing Priest: Inside the Semi-Secret World of Intelligence Contractors -- The Atlantic
DC’s spy establishment in panic mode over Washington Post expose -- The Raw Story
Sources: Washington Post Set to Disclose Intelligence Contract Information -- Big Journalism

My Comment: Expect this story to be "the big story" next week.

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