Pentagon buys up copies of Army officer’s memoir on Afghan war

The Department of Defense bought out the first printing of an Army officer’s memoir out of concern that the book contained state secrets. -db CNN September 28, 2010 By Chris Lawrence and Padma Rama Washington (CNN) — The Department of Defense recently purchased and destroyed thousands of copies of an Army Reserve officer’s memoir in an [...]

State Department analyst indicted for disclosing secrets about North Korea to Fox News

The Obama administration has taken an aggressive stance toward individuals leaking secret information to the media. -db The New York Times August 27, 2010 By Scott Shane WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal grand jury in Washington has indicted a State Department analyst suspected of disclosing top-secret information about North Korea to Fox News, the third [...]

Wikileaks criticized for ‘clumsy disclosure’

Steven Aftergood of Secrecy News argues that WikiLeaks disclosure of the Afghan War Diary has had the unfortunate consequence of increasing public support for the present system of document classification. -db Secrecy News Commentary August 16, 2010 By Steven Aftergood Unauthorized disclosures of classified information (“leaks”) often play an important role in the proper functioning [...]

Obama said to be tougher than Bush in prosecuting for leaks to the media

The Obama administration is vigorously investigating and prosecuting officials leaking information to the press including a veteran intelligence official who considers himself a loyal citizen and a whistle blower but now faces  federal charges for mishandling classified information. -db The New York Times June 11, 2010 By Scott Shane WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hired in 2001 [...]

Former National Security Agency official indicted for providing classified information on agency’s flawed modernization program

A federal grand jury indicted a former National Security Agency official for leaking government records to a reporter relating to the agency’s failings to upgrade its systems to more efficiently sort the huge amount of data gathered from e-mails, phone calls and other electronic communications. First Amendment advocates fear the indictment will have a chilling [...]

Federal judge says leak classified info, pay the penalty

A federal judge says in certain circumstances individuals might choose to leak classified information when  the public should know what the government is doing, but the leaker should be willing to take the consequences of breaking the law. -db Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists March 22, 2010 By Steven Aftergood Leaking classified information to [...]

Federal court orders Guantanamo hearing closed to public

The U.S. Court of Appeals decided they don’t want the public to hear the oral arguments in a Guantanamo detainee case crucial to determining if habeus corpus applies to those held in detention as “enemy combatants.” -DB The Blog of Legal Times September 15, 2009 By Mike Scarcella Everybody out: a three-judge panel of the U.S. [...]

Federal judge grants access to classified information

In a jolting decision, a federal judge has ruled that a court can determine that an individual has the right to know certain classified information even if the executive branch opposes revealing that information. -DB Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists September 8, 2009 By Steven Aftergood Ordinarily, decisions about granting security clearances and determining whether [...]

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