http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB257/index.htm

A collection of 32 declassified documents which reveal the policy process behind the decision to disclose the existence of the National Reconnaissance Office, established in 1961 to coordinate satellite spying activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Air Force. From the National Security Archive.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20080911/index.htm

Provides declassified transcripts of the grand jury testimony from August 1950 to January 1951 in the case that led to the ultimate execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg on spying charges. From the National Security Archive

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB255/index.htm

Offers text of five formerly secret telephone transcripts of Henry Kissinger, then National Security Advisor, reacting to the election of a socialist, Salvador Allende, as president of Chile and later discussing U.S. role in toppling the regime. From the National Security Archive.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB254/index.htm

Analysis with links to declassified documents that argues that intelligence reports, relied on as justification for launching the Iraq War, were not simply incorrect but politicized by the U.S. and British administrations. From the National Security Archive.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34600_20080725.pdf

Reviews the provisions of the FISA Amendments Act, especially the section which extends immunity to telecommunications providers that facilitated warrantless surveillance by the federal government between 2001 and 2007. Discusses the various retroactive immunity mechanisms that were proposed, the one that was adopted, and its likely effect on future lawsuits. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12177

Argues that national intelligence officials need to monitor developments in neuroscience research and to recruit analysts with advanced scientific training to promote U.S. national security. From the National Research Council and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34566_20080707.pdf

Outlines three issues related to legislative oversight of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: the tension between national security and civil liberties, the challenges in collecting intelligence in an era of technologically sophisticated devices, and the question of liability for those communication service providers who aid the federal government in information collection. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.dni.gov/Vision_2015.pdf

Another vision document for the intelligence community which talks about creating decision advantage for customers. Follows the National Intelligence Strategy and 100 and 500 Day Plans. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

http://www.ise.gov/docs/reports/Annual-Report-to-Congress-20080702.pdf

Reports on progress toward sharing of information in the intelligence community, notes areas of significant progress, and stresses the value of the information sharing environment for the counterterrorism mission. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

http://www.dni.gov/reports/IC_Legal_Reference_Book.pdf

Contains texts of laws, executive orders, guidelines and other policy statements relating to the work of the intelligence community. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2008_rpt/plans.pdf

Full title is Report on Intelligence Activities Relating to Iraq Conducted by the Policy Counterterrorism Evaluation Group and the Office of Special Plans Within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. One of two long-awaited final Phase Two reports on intelligence and the Iraq War. Reports that intelligence activities carried out by Pentagon officials were mishandled and inappropriate. From the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.