Although collecting intelligence on "leadership intentions" is what Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. has called "a basic tenet" of espionage, the White House is expected to include a new level of review of such collection to assuage allies, sources said.
For instance, in secure communications of military information or intelligence of espionage activities, the key information is expected to be as briefly as possible to ensure short durations.
Randy Bellows, the lead prosecutor on the case, confirmed that Hanssen is expected to plead guilty to espionage charges Friday morning in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
The 31-year-old technician is expected to be tried in a closed court on charges of espionage and selling state secrets.
Hanssen is expected to plead guilty to all but about five of the 21 charges of espionage and conspiracy that were brought against him in May by a grand jury.
Updated at 11.05am BST 9.43am BST Edward Snowden is expected to catch a plane today from Moscow to Cuba as he attempts to reach Ecuador and evade US attempts to have him extradited and tried on espionage charges.
After the plea, Mr. Hanssen is expected to undergo extensive debriefings by F.B.I. agents and other intelligence officials who want to find out the full extent of his espionage.
Multiple government agencies are expected to condemn China, citing a documented campaign of economic espionage and the alleged violation of a landmark 2015 pact to refrain from hacking for commercial gain.
During the closing argument in the court martial of Bradley Manning — in which a verdict on twenty-one charges, including aiding the enemy and violating the Espionage Act, is expected at 1 P.M. today — his defense lawyer, David Coombs, played a black-and-white video shot from an Apache helicopter in 2007.
Panasonic is already using the technology to identify its workers, and it is expected that others will follow suit in an attempt to stamp out industrial espionage.
