Jeff Stein

Veteran natsec reporter. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, founding editor CQ/Homeland Security, dep foreign news editor UPI. Tips welcome via text at Signal 202-812-3034, email via spytalk@me.com and Twitter @talk_spy and @spytalker

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The U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba is seen on Jan. 4, 2023.

Report: 'Adversary' Responsible for Havana Syndrome Attacks

60 Minutes says it has new 'evidence' of foreign adversary attacks on US officials, but it can't name who or why.

A new medical advisory board will oversee the CIA’s medical office, which has been criticized by agency veterans.

CIA Medical Office Gets a Congressional Colonoscopy

The Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 contains a little-noticed provision setting professional standards...

A sign stands outside the National Security Agency campus on Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Fort Meade, Maryland. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)

Classified US Intelligence Chat Rooms a 'Dumpster Fire' of Hate Speech, Says Ex-NSA Contractor

An internal U.S. intelligence messaging system became a "dumpster fire" of hate speech during the Trump administration, an...

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