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Looming Shutdown Threatens Pentagon Spy Agencies

NGA spy satellites, NSA eavesdropping programs and DIA technical collection ops would be curtailed under the Defense Department 'Contingency Plan.'

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Jeff Stein
Sep 30, 2025
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Some key military intelligence agency operations will be shuttered if Congress fails to pass a budget bill by midnight tonight, according to a Pentagon planning document.

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