Friday, June 28, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 28, 2013

CIA Director John Brennan. Reuters

Leaked: CIA Aims Crackdown On Leaks Inside CIA -- RT

The director of the CIA has outlined plans to launch a new campaign aimed at keeping the organization’s operations secret. The memo, issued by director John Brennan, was itself leaked late on Wednesday.

The ‘Honor the Oath’ campaign has the intention of reinforcing “our corporate culture of secrecy” according to the memo, which was obtained by Associated Press. The document had been labeled unclassified and for official use only.

Brennan wrote that the campaign is a result of a CIA security review conducted last summer by the organization’s former director, David Petraeus, after “several high-profile anonymous leaks and publications by former senior officers,” were identified, according to Brennan.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

The CIA's Plan to Put an End to Their Leaking Problem -- Atlantic Wire

CIA Wants Its Officers to Stop Leaking Secrets to Reporters, Says Memo Leaked to Reporter -- The Slate

Gathering Intel on North Korea Remains Challenging -- National Defense

Iraq official says Baghdad open to U.S. military aid -- USA Today

UAV interest grows in Middle East, but suppliers few -- Space War/UPI

Turkey's Erdogan seeks to further curb army power -- Reuters

Anonymous: We Have Stolen North Korean Military Documents -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat

Four-year hacking spree in South Korea blamed on 'Dark Seoul Gang' -- Reuters

Russia to Build 100 New Military Bases and Airfields -- RIA Novosti

Artillery: Zombie Weapons Prepare For A Comeback -- Strategy Page

Military Turns To Blimp In A Box For Surveillance -- Discovery

Navy Tests LCS Mine-Hunting System -- Defense Tech

Army Network Tests Drive New Tactics: Officials -- Defense Tech

Aegis Software -- Strategy Page

Commandant: Corps bracing to cut another 8,000 Marines -- Marine Times

Army Force Reduction: “There ain’t a whole bunch of buying equipment” -- Defense News

Reboot: Why the Army's plan to cut 80,000 troops doesn't go nearly far enough. -- Phillip Carter and Nora Bensahel, Foreign Policy

Senate Passes Immigration Bill; Billions Slated for Drones, Choppers, Surveillance -- Defense News

Top SASC Republicans Split Over Dempsey Nomination -- Defense News

Levin 'Hopeful' Dempsey is Confirmed Easily - 'But You Just Never Know' -- Defense News

Company allegedly misled government about security clearance checks -- Washington post

NSA Leak Vindicates AT&T Whistleblower -- Threat Level

Justice Dept. targets general in leak probe -- Washington Post

Hood shooting trial judge: Testimony about dying pregnant soldier OK -- Army Times

US Senator Ayotte slams defense cuts, criticizes administration’s failure to create a grand national security strategy.

How Edward Snowden May Have Botched Blowing The Whistle On The World's Largest Spy Agency -- Michael Kelley, Business Insider

The U.S. Senate Wants to Control Malware Like It's a Missile -- John Reed, Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

The Damage Snowden Has Done -- Max Boot, Commentary

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