Thursday, May 22, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 22, 2014

Edward Snowden. Great Lakes Voice

Pentagon Report: Scope Of Intelligence Compromised By Snowden 'Staggering' -- The Guardian

• Classified assessment describes impact of leaks as 'grave'
• Report does not include specific detail to support conclusions
• 12 of 39 heavily redacted pages released after Foia request

A top-secret Pentagon report to assess the damage to national security from the leak of classified National Security Agency documents by Edward Snowden concluded that “the scope of the compromised knowledge related to US intelligence capabilities is staggering”.

The Guardian has obtained a copy of the Defense Intelligence Agency's classified damage assessment in response to a Freedom of Information Act (Foia) lawsuit filed against the Defense Department earlier this year. The heavily redacted 39-page report was prepared in December and is titled “DoD Information Review Task Force-2: Initial Assessment, Impacts Resulting from the Compromise of Classified Material by a Former NSA Contractor.”

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

House votes to shut down NSA phone-snooping -- Washington Times

House Passes Curbs on NSA Surveillance -- ABC News/AP

NSA spies on OSCE HQ in Vienna – report -- RT

How Major Tech Companies Aid NSA Surveillance -- Mashable

Edward Snowden Threw Crypto Parties Before He Blew the Whistle on NSA -- Gizmodo

SACEUR calls for more nimble NATO fighting force to counter Russia -- Stars and Stripes

Russian’s Air Force to Receive New Generation Long-Range Bomber in 2023 -- RIA Novosti

No Plans to Export Russian Alligator Attack Helicopters Before 2016 – Arms Exporter -- RIA Novosti

Russian Ships Sail to East China Sea to Participate in Russia-China Exercises -- RIA Novosti

Information Warfare: China Never Expected This -- Strategy Page

India scales up military forces on disputed China border -- CSM

Poland Seeks MEADS Partnership -- Defense News

Syria starts moving remaining chemical weapons, Pentagon says -- Reuters

U.S.-Egypt military ties will depend on Egypt's actions: U.S. general -- Reuters

U.S. deploys 80 troops to Chad to help find kidnapped girls -- Washington Post

US airmen join international effort to counter Boko Haram -- Stars and Stripes

Navy Wants Less Variance in its Equipment -- DoD Buzz

Navy's top admiral: Reducing carrier fleet would burn out sailors, ships -- Stars and Stripes

Navy Chief: We Will Lay Out Clear Plan for Littoral Combat Ship -- National Defense

US Air Force Undersecretary: Public-Private Partnerships Among Alternatives on RD-180 -- Defense News

Pentagon: Russian engines a costly loss -- The Hill

US tests cornerstone of European antimissile shield -- RT

AP Exclusive: Air Force security failed nuke test -- AP

Nuke base team failed security test -- The Hill

US military failed to recapture seized nuclear weapon in test attack – internal review -- RT

DARPA Unveils Hack-Proof Drone -- Defense Tech

U.S. special forces advances "Iron Man" suit project -- CBS/AP

UAV Platforms Begin to Mature -- Defense News

Congress not letting military get rid of outdated A-10s -- Washington Post

White House, Congress feud over military spending -- NPR/AP

'Restaurant Impossible's' Robert Irvine announces plans for Pentagon restaurant -- FOX News

After 61 years, missing military man's remains return -- USA Today

Learning The Pentagon's Secrets For Business Success -- Ilan Berman, Forbes

Commentary: Pentagon Must Build Affordable Readiness -- Daniel Goure, Defense News

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