The Senate Intelligence Committee has received statements in closed session that could clear up the controversy surrounding the “Able Danger” data-mining program. A committee spokesman told the Washington Times that the committee will probably release a report or statement in the next two weeks that would make conclusions or determine the facts behind allegations that the intelligence program had identified 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta a year before the attacks. The Senate Judiciary Committee is still pursuing a request to the Pentagon that two defense intelligence analysts be allowed to testify in open session.
If the Air Force is in line for a big budget bump from President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027, the head of Air Combat Command said he would make aircraft spare parts his top spending priority—but cautioned that more money to buy parts won’t equal a…
