Background From 2017 to 2019, the Committee held hearings, conducted interviews, and reviewed intelligence related to Russian attempts in 2016 to access election infrastructure. The Committee sought to determine the extent of Russian activities, identify the response of the U.S. Government at the state, local, and federal level to the threat, and make recommendations on how to better prepare for such threats in the future. The Committee received testimony from state election officials, Obama administration officials, and those in the Intelligence Community and elsewhere in the U.S. Government responsible for evaluating threats to elections. Document Archive Report on Russian Active…
Author: John Greenewald
by John Greenewald, Jr. — The Black Vault — Originally Published August 18, 2020 The world is abuzz that the United States Senate, namely the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence chaired by Senator Marco Rubio, is interested in a public UFO report created by the Intelligence Community (IC). In addition, the Department of Defense (DOD) recently announced a UAP Task Force, or UAPTF, which aims to investigate unidentified objects as they encroach on military installations. The effort is an exciting push towards transparency related to an issue that has intrigued the masses for decades, and one that is often encapsulated…
Document Archive Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments, 1966 [1,572 Pages, 114MB]
The following was published by the Department of Defense on August 14, 2020, about the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF). On Aug. 4, 2020, Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist approved the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF). The Department of the Navy, under the cognizance of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, will lead the UAPTF. The Department of Defense established the UAPTF to improve its understanding of, and gain insight into, the nature and origins of UAPs. The mission of the…
Background The following document was sent internally at the FBI on February 24, 2020. It was a “Situational Awareness” record that was an update on the Coronavirus situation. The record stated, when written, “Center for Disease Control (CDC) assesses the current risk to the American public as low, but is taking proactive preparedness precautions.” Document Archive FBI Coronavirus Situational Awareness E-Mail, February 24, 2020 [7 Pages, 0.5MB]