Background This Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DOD/IG) report has the following objective: “Our objective was to determine if special access program (SAP) industrial security inspections conducted by DoD Components are effectively ensuring the protection and security of defense contractor facilities, information, and technology.” Although the title was published online by the DOD/IG, the report itself was classified. The Black Vault submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on April 22, 2019, and the final response, including the redacted report, was released on August 14, 2019. Document Archive Evaluation of Special Access Programs Industrial Security Program…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and convicted sex offender. Epstein began his career in finance at the investment bank Bear Stearns before forming his own firm, J. Epstein & Co. Until his conviction for sex crimes in 2008, Epstein was a multimillionaire who was connected with the financial, political, and cultural elite of society. In April 2005, police of Palm Beach, Florida began investigating Epstein after a parent complained that he molested her 14-year-old daughter. After an investigation, prosecution, and plea negotiations, Epstein pleaded guilty and was convicted by a…
Background On July 29, 2019, U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) published the following press release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) joined Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News Channel (see above) to discuss his national security concerns over unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) encountering our U.S. Navy aviators. “Is this something that’s a defense mechanism from another country? We do know that China is looking at hypersonic missiles, that’s 25,000 KM or to break it down into our language that’s getting from D.C. where I’m at to L.A. in about nine minutes,” Walker told Carlson. “We don’t know if the nuclear warheads can…
Background Here is a nice, nutshell version, on what a metamaterial is: A metamaterial is a material engineered to have a property that is not found in naturally occurring materials. They are made from assemblies of multiple elements fashioned from composite materials such as metals and plastics. The materials are usually arranged in repeating patterns, at scales that are smaller than the wavelengths of the phenomena they influence. Metamaterials derive their properties not from the properties of the base materials, but from their newly designed structures. Their precise shape, geometry, size, orientation and arrangement gives them their smart properties capable…
Background The following speech is found within the holdings of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. The President’s speechwriter, William Safire, wrote this statement on July 18, 1969, and sent it to White House Chief of Staff H. R. “Bob” Haldeman. It was to be used in the event the astronauts were stranded on the Moon and could not return to Earth. The document, and the speech within, represents the amazing risk these brave men took on this mission. Obviously, the speech was not needed, but should serve as a reminder of what they did potentially sacrifice for the…