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An NBC investigation found that nearly 1.4 million people hold secret security clearance in America and that more than a third of those clearances are held by contractors. Retired U-S Army Caption and author Wes Moore, Senior Fellow at the Center on ...

The firestorm of media coverage over a whistleblower's revelation—that the National Security Agency (NSA) likely has been monitoring the telephone calls of most Americans and is likely reading some Americans emails, photos, and other electronic ...

General Keith Alexander (L), commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and chief of the Central Security Service (CSS) (Reuters / Yuri Gripas) Download video (32.94 MB) Embed Embed video Code The ...

News that the government has amassed records on nearly all telephone calls in the United States for at least seven years and has the ability to tap into Internet traffic has generated little reaction from the public so far, according to new polling ...

(16 mins ago) A US watchdog has launched an inquiry into claims that American diplomatic security officials tried to cover up alleged sex-and-drugs charges against agents and diplomats, an official said. State Department diplomatic security agents ...

US-USA-SECURITY-HONGKONG: HONG KONG (Reuters) - Edward Snowden, an American who has leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs and is believed to be in Hong Kong, is technically free to leave the China-ruled city at any time, local ...

(CBS News) The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi last fall has led to a sweeping security overhaul by the State Department, as the organization looks to combat increased risks worldwide. The Benghazi attack killed four Americans, including ...

(Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- As the regulation of intrastate Internet gambling spreads on a state-by-state basis, Rep. Pete King (R-NY) introduced legislation, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection Act of 2013, ...

WASHINGTON The State Department's internal watchdog has asked outside law enforcement experts to review how complaints of serious misconduct or crimes against American diplomats are investigated, amid charges that some probes have been improperly ...