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Defense contractor to pay $1M to resolve overbilling claims

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Elizabeth Jo Shirley. The West Virginia woman who previously served in the Air Force planned to offer top-secret information from the National Security Agency to the Russian government, prosecutors said Monday, July 6, 2020, in announcing her conviction in federal court. Shirley pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. (West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)

Woman pleads guilty in scheme to offer information to Russia

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

In this June 26, 2018, file photo, Reality Winner walks into the Federal Courthouse in Augusta, Ga. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)

DOJ opposes early release for Reality Winner, jailed NSA leaker seeking reprieve during pandemic

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this April 25, 2006, file photo, John Durham speaks to reporters on the steps of U.S. District Court in New Haven, Conn. Durham is leading the investigation into the origins of the Russia probe. (AP Photo/Bob Child, File)

John Durham’s investigation into 2016 election irregularities needs resolution

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Espionage Act reform sought by Democrats seeking protection for reporters

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this May 18, 2018, file photo, White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Jared Kushner hacked? Wyden asks NSA for assessment, citing Trump adviser’s reported chats with MBS

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel takes questions as part of a meeting of the German parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany’s Merkel criticizes US gas pipeline sanctions threat

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

In this Oct. 11, 2013, file image made from video and released by WikiLeaks, former National Security Agency systems analyst Edward Snowden speaks in Moscow. (AP Photo, File)

Snowden: Lawsuit targeting his book is selective enforcement

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

In this Feb. 14, 2015, file photo, Edward Snowden appears on a live video feed broadcast from Moscow at an event sponsored by ACLU Hawaii in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

Justice Department sues Edward Snowden over release of new book

By Lauren Toms and Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this May 15, 2017, file photo, employees watch electronic boards monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. (Yun Dong-jin/Yonhap via AP, File)

NSA official sees ransomware as security concern ahead of 2020 elections: Reports

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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

Trump administration seeks permanent reauthorization of NSA phone data program nearing expiration

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this June 6, 2013 file photo, vehicles are parked near a sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

House lawmakers pressured to reform USA PATRIOT Act data collection

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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

NSA creates cybersecurity directorate to unify offensive, defensive operations

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

‘Shadow Brokers’ shrouded in mystery as Harold Martin NSA leak concludes

By Tami Abdollah and Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Mystery of NSA leak lingers as stolen document case winds up

By TAMI ABDOLLAH and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this June 6, 2013, file photo, vehicles are parked near a sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NSA asked to provide public update on phone data collection program, ‘resolve the current confusion’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan recently called for a review of the 2017 attack in Niger that killed four U.S. Green Berets and sparked a political backlash among lawmakers.
appears before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2019, on the proposed Space Force. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

U.S. boosting cyber defenses in face of Russian threat: Shanahan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 6, 2013, file photo, vehicles are parked near a sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NSA targeted in bipartisan bill seeking end to agency’s collection of U.S. phone data

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

NSA in ‘deliberate process’ over future of surveillance program, says spy chief

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

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

NSA phone surveillance system quietly suspended, reauthorization uncertain: GOP aide

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times