Trump, Clinton Do Not Get PDB; DNI Stresses Intel Community Not Political

Trump, Clinton Do Not Get PDB; DNI Stresses Intel Community Not Political
Trump, Clinton Do Not Get PDB; DNI Stresses Intel Community Not Political

WASHINGTON: In the face of a lot of what he called “catastrophizing” about the “very volatile time for the country” known as the presidential transition, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper offers a simple message: “It’ll be OK.” Of course, that reassurance came after Clapper outlined the dark precautions that are taken on Inauguration Day, including the designation of…

US Not Sure What Was Taken In OPM Hack: DNI Clapper

US Not Sure What Was Taken In OPM Hack: DNI Clapper
US Not Sure What Was Taken In OPM Hack: DNI Clapper

WASHINGTON: Hacks are hard to do damage assessments on. Just ask Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper about the Chinese theft of data from the Office of Personnel Management. “We don’t actually know what was actually exfiltrated,” Clapper told several hundred people at Georgetown University’s Healy Hall today. Why don’t we really know if 5.6 million fingerprints — or…

Inside The President’s Daily Briefing; DNI Moves With Care To Tablets

Inside The President’s Daily Briefing; DNI Moves With Care To Tablets
Inside The President’s Daily Briefing; DNI Moves With Care To Tablets

TAMPA: The conventional image of an American president managing a crisis shows him thumbing through a briefing book on a desk in the Situation Room or Oval Office. The new standard may well become that of a president with an iPad in his lap or on his desk, keenly watching a video or flipping through…

President Obama Wants Smartphones, Tablets To Improve Intel Monitoring: Sez Head of White House Communications Agency

WASHINGTON: When the Presidential Daily Briefing occurs, a top intelligence official traditionally hands the president a folder with a sheaf of paper inside. The president may read what’s inside or have it presented by the intelligence official. Then comes question time, when the chief executive and commander in chief can ask how reliable a source…