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Seven months into his first term, Rep. John Delaney of Maryland is charting a centrist course in a Congress bitterly divided by partisan politics. The effort, observers say, could be crucial in determining whether the Democrat will win re-election in 2014.

Senior Airman Keegan McCaskie was found dead June 26 at a hotel in Lake Dallas, Texas. He was on leave from his job with the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing at Fort Meade.

Army Pfc. Bradley E. Manning was looking for "worldwide notoriety" when he gave hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, a military prosecutor said Thursday.

A police surveillance program that records the license plate numbers of millions of cars traveling on Maryland's roads every year raises serious privacy issues

The American Civil Liberties Union says police are violating drivers' rights with license plate scanners that can be used to track their whereabouts with little oversight on how such data is used or stored.

Mary Theresa Nipwoda, a lab technician at Aberdeen Proving Ground, did what she could to prepare for the 20-percent pay cut she knew was coming this week.

A government that lies to its citizens doesn't deserve to be called a democracy

Lorraine Augusta Willis, a retired National Security Agency employee, died of a brain hemorrhage June 30 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The former Annapolis and Arnold resident was 87.

Attorneys for Pfc. Bradley Manning opened their defense of the Army analyst Monday by portraying him as a computer whiz operating under loose guidelines whose decision to leak reams of classified documents was based on a well-intentioned sense of idealism.

The president should fire James Clapper and Keith Alexander over domestic spying revealed by Edward Snowden.

America's Star Chamber

U.S. commerce "would grind to a halt in a matter of days" in the wake of a crippling cyber attack that the nation's ports — including Baltimore — are ill prepared for, according to a new Brookings Institution report. But Port of Baltimore officials called the report "misleading and factually incorrect."

Media must draw more attention to loss of freedom

Peter Lopez, with daughters Isabella and Christiana, 10, was one of a few hundred people who came to Fort Meade's Red, White and Blue celebration on Wednesday at Fort Meade's Parade Field. The event was set to feature a parade of Budweiser Clydesdale horses, fireworks and a barbecue cook-off competition.

It's a typical summer Saturday for John and Karen Dye. Karen. 68, wearing a black skirt and black athletic shoes, and a whistle around her neck, is darting across one of the fields at Columbia's Cedar Lane Park, refereeing a field hockey game.

On the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, which secured the union and promised a new birth of freedom, have we given away in the name of security the promise of a government of the people, for the people and by the people?

Uncertainty over whether the Social Security Administration will pay stormwater fees for its Baltimore County headquarters reflects a broader murkiness as to whether federal agencies will or won't pay the new fees elsewhere in Maryland.

Thanks to fugitive Snowden, U.S. is having a much-needed conversation about privacy rights

An Air Force member who was based at Fort Meade has been found dead, officials said Friday.

Wikileaks is as guilty as Snowden in NSA document scandal

By fleeing to Russia, NSA leaker Edward Snowden has forfeited any claim to the moral high ground of principled civil disobedience

Not all whistle-blowers are equal

Faye Green, a retiree from the National Security Agency, has written a novel "Dicey" about a widow seeking a new life

Is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor?

The rise of Edward Snowden and his access to NSA secret raises numerous questions

The Putin regime surely can't believe its luck in the arrival of the unwitting American whistleblower/defector Edward Snowden.

Even though young students have a decade or more before they enter the work force, efforts to improve education in science, engineering, technology and math – better known as STEM – are a top priority for business, higher education and political leaders.

I had a great chance today to be part of two panels on CNN's "Reliable Sources" that looked at how the media were framing the NSA surveillance story even as Edward Snowden was enroute to Moscow and points beyond looking for asylum in Equador.

Our national security system's lack of checks and balances assures the abuse of power — unless a few brave souls step forward

NSA claim that surveillance derailed 50 terrorist plots merits investigation

National security starts with stricter immigration standards

Gun store owners who lose track of their inventory are worthy of NSA investigation

Jonah Goldberg writes that the NSA leaker seems to be a smart guy in thrall to foolish ideas.