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** FILE ** This Sunday, June 9, 2013, file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, in Hong Kong. Snowden has left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and entered Russia his lawyer said on Thursday Aug. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)

Whistleblower behind leak emerges as intel chiefs in Congress defend NSA surveillance

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Director of U.S. National Security James Clapper has expressed concern about Iran's uranium enrichment work. (Associated Press)

Clapper slaps media’s ‘rush to publish’ details of government surveillance programs

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, listens March 12, 2013, to testimony at the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, where he testified about worldwide threats. (Associated Press)

‘Prism’ a vital program used to collect personal Web data, Clapper insists

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks to students at Mooresville Middle School Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Mooresville, N.C. (Associated Press)

Scope of phone records seizure causes alarm; data collection goes beyond Verizon

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gestures as he meets South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se before the arrival of South Korean's President Park Geun-hye at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, Friday, April 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Richard, Pool)

China holds key as Kerry arrives in Asia to temper threats from North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Tempers flare between lawmakers, intel chief over open hearings

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

KAHLILI: Heavy traffic across Iran’s ‘red line’

By Reza Kahlili

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for intelligence briefings with members of Congress that included showing security camera footage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. (Associated Press)

Clapper widens audience for Benghazi tape

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, says he will block any nomination of Susan E. Rice to become secretary of state. (Associated Press)

GOP riled at intel’s early edits on Libya

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

“The security in Benghazi was a struggle and remained a struggle throughout my time there.The situation remained uncertain, and reports from some Libyans indicated it was getting worse. Diplomatic security remained weak.”
— Lt. Col. Andrew Wood

Libya timeline suggests cover-up in attack

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. intel budget topped $75 billion in 2012

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was left in ruin after a Sept. 11 attack initially blamed on a “spontaneous” mob. Other intelligence information indicates that the deadly attack was carried out by al Qaeda-linked militants. (Associated Press)

Defiant insider: Benghazi attack clearly planned

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. officials tie al Qaeda to Syrian bombings

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

**FILE** Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (Associated Press)

Sanctions may be changing Iran’s nuke plans

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III (left) and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper testify on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to assess current and future national security threats. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Cyberthreats to national security ‘profound,’ officials say

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FBI Director Robert Mueller (left) and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (right) are greeted by Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Republican and vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, in the Hart Senate Office Building in D.C., before a hearing on worldwide threats. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Intelligence chief: Growing risk of Iran attacking U.S. targets

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (Associated Press)

Intel chief: 5 years to fix data-sharing system

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said Thursday it will take five years to fix the system that allows U.S. agencies to share secret information. The 2010 WikiLeaks breach exposed weaknesses in the system. (Associated Press)

U.S. data-sharing system will take 5 years to fix

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

China deemed biggest threat to U.S.

By Eli Lake - The Washington Times