In 1999, an audit of 201 federal drills found a systemic failure to prepare for no-notice attacks and conventional weapons, leaving a gap in readiness that persisted until 2001.
By Harlan Pryce ·
While the FBI warned that conventional weapons remained the primary terrorist threat, the Pentagon spent millions building a response machine for a chemical apocalypse that intelligence said wasn't coming.
By Harlan Pryce ·
A research project was damaged "beyond repair" after a 1994 security breach that stayed hidden from the public for two years.
By Harlan Pryce ·
The Director of Central Intelligence ignored technical realities to paint a picture of imminent disaster, a deception the GAO flagged as a threat to national resource allocation.
By Marcus Boone ·
US citizens are treated as logistical problems to be solved in a decades-long effort to bypass Fourth Amendment protections and integrate military drones into the domestic sky.
By Miriam Adler ·