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April 2019 Intelligence News

• Under Trump, more leaks -- and more leak investigations by Ken Dilanian, NBC News, April 8. "There were 120 leak referrals for possible prosecution in 2017 and 88 in 2018, up from 37 in 2016 and 18 in 2015, according to a top intelligence watchdog."
• Agencies Under Trump Are Reporting More Leaks of Classified Information by Charles S. Clark, Government Executive, April 8. "Newly obtained figures from the Justice Department show that average annual referrals of leaks of classified information from various agencies during the Trump administration have more than doubled compared to those under President Obama."
• Leaks of Classified Information Have Apparently Spiked Under Trump by Dell Cameron, Splinter, April 8. "Criminal referrals to the Justice Department concerning unauthorized disclosures of classified information have soared under the Trump administration, according to newly released figures."
• Intel agencies aim to be hiring 'model' for disabled employees by Steff Thomas, Federal News Network, April 8. "According to recent guidance, intel agencies will focus more on hiring and retention as well as IT modernization, to meet the needs of disabled employees."
• Declassified U-2 spy plane photos are a boon for aerial archaeology by Michael Price, Science, April 5. "The high-resolution photos could prove a boon for reconstructing sites destroyed by development and war in recent decades."
• AG William Barr and Congress must negotiate in good faith over Mueller report, USA Today, April 3. "With the House Judiciary Committee voting to authorize a subpoena for the Mueller report, an extended legal donnybrook is shaping up between the panel and Attorney General William Barr over full access to the 400-page document and its underlying evidence."
• Declassified U2 Photos Open a New Window into the Past, Secrecy News, April 3. "Archaeologists are using declassified imagery captured by U2 spy planes in the 1950s to locate and study sites of historical interest that have since been obscured or destroyed."