Gabbard, Dogged by Syria Visit and Echoing Russian Disinfo, Approved to Take Helm of Intelligence Agencies
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an Army Reserve officer who has faced allegations of parroting Russian propaganda, is now in charge of the U.S. intelligence community. The Senate voted 52-48 on Wednesday to confirm Gabbard to the job of director of national intelligence, giving her the responsibility of delivering President Donald Trump’s daily intelligence briefing and […]
Republicans Push Back Against Democrats' Claims that Trump Intelligence Pick Gabbard Is Compromised
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois […]
What to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Be Director of National Intelligence
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn’t have the typical intelligence […]
Soldier's Child Porn Charges Come as Feds Pursue Cases in Which Artificial Intelligence Was Used to Make Images
A U.S. soldier in Alaska is facing federal charges after prosecutors say that he used artificial intelligence to create sexual images of children whom he knew — including those around his own daughter’s age. Spc. Seth Herrera, 34, who is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, was arrested last week on three charges […]
Army Advocates Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence by Soldiers as Other Services Are Hesitant
The Army wants its leaders to tout the use of generative artificial intelligence to the rank and file as a means to make work easier for soldiers, according to a new memo, even as other services have been hesitant to approve those tools for regular use. The service, not typically known for embracing the bleeding […]
Former Army Intelligence Collector Arrested for Espionage After Allegedly Trying to Share Secrets with China
A former Army soldier who specialized in intelligence collection has been arrested by federal officials on charges that he tried to offer classified information to China, court records show. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, who, according to court documents, served in the Army between 2015 and 2020, “betrayed his promise and potentially placed our nation at risk […]
Former US Intelligence Officer Charged with Trying to Give Classified Defense Information to China
SEATTLE — A former U.S. Army intelligence officer has been charged with attempting to provide classified defense information to the Chinese security services during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic — including some listed in a Microsoft Word document titled “Important Information to Share with Chinese Government.” Authorities on Friday arrested former Sgt. Joseph Daniel […]