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NSA veterans catch the eye of Silicon Valley investors

By AARON GREGG - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, a security man stands guard at the soccer stadium on Krestovsky Island which will host some 2018 World Cup matches, under construction in St.Petersburg, Russia. A court in St. Petersburg said Wednesday Nov. 8, 2017, a former deputy governor of St. Petersburg, Marat Oganesya, has admitted a fraud charge related to the construction of the city’s 2018 World Cup stadium. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, FILE)

Government steals liberty and doesn’t give safety

By Andrew P. Napolitano

The former US National Security Agency, NSA, employee William Binney smiles behind water bottles as he waits for his questioning by the German parliamentary NSA investigation committee in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The committee investigates the NSA surveillance activities, that also included the tapping of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Trump urged Mike Pompeo to discuss alternative DNC breach theory with Russian hack skeptic

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 1, 2017, file photo, Eugene Kaspersky, Russian antivirus programs developer and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab, poses for a photo on a balcony at his company's headquarters in Moscow, Russia. The founder of Russian anti-virus firm Kaspersky tells The Associated Press his company did upload classified U.S. documents a couple of years ago, only to delete them immediately after realizing what had happened. Kaspersky's acknowledgement is the first on-the-record confirmation of an incident described earlier this month in three U.S. newspapers.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Kaspersky: We uploaded US documents but quickly deleted them

By RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

This Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, file photo shows a sign above the headquarters of Kaspersky Lab in Moscow. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, Kaspersky Lab said it will open up its anti-virus software to outside review as it deals with security concerns. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Kaspersky says its software siphoned NSA hacking tool during routine virus scan

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. (Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Judge denies bail for woman accused of leaking US secrets

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump raises U.S. Cyber Command to full combatant status

By Dave Boyer and Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Trump approves plan to create independent cyber command

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

The National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md.There were 17 separate agencies and bureaus doing intelligence gathering, analysis, field ops of one kind or another, civilian and military. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

U.S. to create independent military cyber command

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

In this May 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Military cyber operations headed for revamp after long delay

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this photo taken Dec. 16, 2016, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama authorized deployment of cyber weapons against Russia over election meddling: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

An American code-breaking machine known as an Enigma sits on display at the Cryptology Museum near Fort Meade, Maryland. This machine was used to send and receive encrypted messages to military forces during World War II. (The Washington Times/File)

Fort Meade centennial looks through history

By Emma Ayers - The Washington Times

Senators want to meet Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, to discuss contacts he allegedly had with Russian business interests tied to Vladimir Putin. (Associated Press)

Jared Kushner, Michael Flynn Russian connections to be examined by Congress

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Reality Leigh Winner (Image: Facebook)

Reality Winner hates Donald Trump, hates whites — loves Iran?

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump backs permanent snooping powers for intelligence agencies

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

From left, Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats, and National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers are seated during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Intelligence chiefs unsure what can say publicly

Associated Press

In this May 3, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James B. Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Latest: RNC says Trump knew firing Comey was risky

Associated Press

In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The Latest: VA senator say Russia hacking more widespread

Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures as he speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy, in London, Friday May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Reality Winner, suspected NSA leaker, ‘must be supported’: WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Reality Leigh Winner (Image: Facebook)

Reality Winner’s Twitter feed outs her as anti-Trump hack

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times