US counterintelligence in turmoil over internal flaws

US Department of Commerce struggles with security glitches amid global economic battle 

As the US wakes up to its counter-espionage and security gaps, which seem to be particularly prevalent within the Department of Commerce, its new risk management office is having to deal with strategic economic threats and the department's inability to move on from its troubled past in the field.

CIA turns attention back to human intelligence 

The Chinese spy balloon sent to fly over the US has turned the focus on the need for human intelligence to pierce the secrets of enemy moves at a time when data gathered by other means and technologies is hampering the deployment of human networks.

• FRANCE - Intelligence Academy advertises for new director 

• LEBANON - Berri joins push to extend Ibrahim's mandate 

• RUSSIA - Intelligence at forefront of fight against drones 

• UNITED STATES - CIA publication review process questioned

• BULGARIA - Internal security under scrutiny 

Colombian authorities seek to question former CIA officer in trade union murders 

James Adkins, whose CIA career took him from Laos to Iraq and Cuba, had advised Drummond Co. about its operations in Colombia. The company has been accused of financing a paramilitary unit that assassinated labour leaders at its plant.

Counterintelligence, poor relation of US intelligence community, in Senate spotlight 

A recent senate report claims US counterintelligence is not up to dealing with China and other threats. The main counterintelligence agency has been without a permanent chief for the past year.