Covert action diplomacy
The operational arm of the State Department has intertwined its counter-narcotics work with CIA covert action for decades and is openly supporting “clandestine lab raids” in Mexico.
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Former CIA Venezuela chief registers as lobbyist for controversial offshore crypto firm
The former CIA Venezuela chief of station Enrique de la Torre registered on Monday as a lobbyist for a Cayman-based crypto firm previously fined $45 million, including regarding sanctions policy.
“This speech isn't free”: America moves closer to unofficially reconstituting the U.S. Information Agency
The State Department's chief propagandist, Sarah B. Rogers, committed to guiding the American government's media arms away from "undermining" allied governments, if confirmed as Global Media chief.
Counter-narcotics branch of U.S. State Department is donating 150 heavy machine guns to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department's all-purpose intelligence and police training arm is in the process of donating 150 heavy machine guns to the Government of Ukraine.
Securities and Exchange Commission is acquiring AI agents to monitor cellphone locations
Newly public documents detail the SEC's planned purchase of AI surveillance agents from a CIA-affiliated firm for monitoring cellphone locations, social media, and credit headers.
(Nominally) Ukrainian cyber extortion platform rebooted as Investigations.org
After a U.S. federal court fined the FinanceScam.com network $800,000 and ordered seizure of their domains, the network rebooted with better AI as Investigations.org.
CIA's former Korea chief is now selling the country's weapons to the U.S. Government
South Korea's LIG centered John Finbarr Fleming's past Korea-focused role at the CIA in announcement of his role as chief strategy officer of their US branch.
U.S. Government publicly reactivates pilot for Anthropic's Claude
A $1 contract signed on Wednesday reactivates the FCC's pilot program for Anthropic's Claude product, authorized for usage on sensitive but unclassified information.
American mercenary firm expands with launch of 'the largest shoot house on the East Coast'
Military contractor behind controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation launches new umbrella group alongside a training center on east coast of North Carolina.
CIA-linked private intel firm resold Clearview AI licenses to U.S. Special Forces
The Virginia Beach-based commercial data surveillance firm Octaris resold five Clearview AI licenses to U.S. Special Forces on March 17.