Bye Bye U-2: CIA Legend Allen Predicts End Of Manned Reconnaissance

Bye Bye U-2: CIA Legend Allen Predicts End Of Manned Reconnaissance
Bye Bye U-2: CIA Legend Allen Predicts End Of Manned Reconnaissance

WASHINGTON: “The world of manned reconnaissance is gone, and soon manned reconnaissance itself will be gone.” So says Charles E. Allen, whose opinion on such matters carries more weight than most. Charlie Allen joined the CIA in 1958 and spent the last seven of his 40 years there as assistant director of central intelligence for collection.…

Build A ‘Department Of Cyber:’ Former DNI McConnell

Build A ‘Department Of Cyber:’ Former DNI McConnell
Build A ‘Department Of Cyber:’ Former DNI McConnell

PENTAGON CITY: Sen. Susan Collins has a bill about how to improve cyber sharing that should go to markup next week and she spoke about the challenges cyber poses to the government this morning at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance annual conference here. Three former directors of National Intelligence — John Negroponte, Mike McConnell and…