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Death Threats, Child Porn, and War Crimes: Inside CIA Investigations of Its Own Employees
Declassified reports from the CIA's Office of Inspector General shed light on cases involving alleged criminal wrongdoing and violation of agency policies.
Here's Every Email the NSA Got After Asking Americans for Tips on How to Protect Privacy
Shortly after the Edward Snowden leaks in 2013, the NSA asked all Americans for suggestions on how it could better protect civil liberties. The agency received 14 emails.
How Many More FBI Documents Contain the Phrase 'Mohammed Raghead'?
Heavily redacted FBI documents obtained by VICE News shed light on the FBI's response to a report revealing the derogatory name had been used on an agency form.
Emails Show the FBI and JSOC Discussing an American Blogger Later Killed by the US
Months before Samir Khan was killed in a US drone strike in Yemen, the FBI reached out to the Joint Special Operations Command about the radicalized North Carolina blogger.
NSA Finds New Snowden Emails — But They're Not About His 'Concerns' With Surveillance
The NSA said it found three emails Edward Snowden sent to the agency's Oversight and Compliance Office before he leaked documents — but they didn't express any relevant concerns.
Here's the CIA's Letter to Congress Saying the Agency Was Quitting the Torture Business
A 2009 letter written by then-CIA director Leon Panetta and obtained exclusively by VICE News explained the CIA's new approach.
The DHS Planned to 'Plug' Federal Officers Into the Ferguson Protests, Documents Show
The Department of Homeland Security planned to have the officers perform surveillance and collect intelligence while in the crowds of protesters.
Why the US Refuses to Release a Draft of a Speech Hillary Clinton Gave 6 Years Ago
The State Department almost entirely redacted the draft, citing an oft-abused exemption contained in the Freedom of Information Act.
Fearing a 'Catastrophic Incident,' 400 Federal Officers Descended on the Baltimore Protests
Department of Homeland Security documents obtained exclusively by VICE News reveal details about the agency's reaction to unrest following Freddie Gray's death.
Releasing Osama Bin Laden’s Porn Stash: The Public's Heroic Battle with the CIA Continues
The CIA recently rejected a FOIA request for bin Laden's pornography, which Navy Seals recovered during their 2011 raid of his compound in Pakistan.
The FBI Discussed an 'End-Game' for a US Citizen Killed in a Drone Strike
While monitoring Samir Khan, a North Carolina resident who later fled to Yemen to join al Qaeda, FBI agents from around the country met to debate strategy.
A CIA Interrogator Said the Agency Punished Him For Cooperating With Torture Probe
An interrogator who worked on "high-value detainees" told the CIA's internal watchdog that he believed the CIA withheld money from him as a reprisal.