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The article discusses the counterintelligence works of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent and Russian spy impersonator Dimitry Droujinski. Topics discussed include Droujinski's life as son of Russian emigrants in Palestine, his stint with the U.S. Marines and his works as "false flag" agent for the FBI. Also mentioned are his covert works in the conviction of spies including Army clerk Robert Lipka, Army warrant officer James W. Hall and Navy officer Craig Dee Kunkle.

The article discusses Soviet Union's uncovering of double agent spies in the Soviet KGB (Komitet gosudarstvennoi bezopasnosti) intelligence service who were secretly working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and the British intelligence service MI6 during 1985, including double agents Oleg Gordievsky, Colonel Sergei Ivanovich Bokhan and Andrei Poleshchuk. The impact that the Soviet arrest of CIA Soviet counterintelligence division Aldrich Ames had on the uncovering of double agents is discussed.

The article discusses the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Museum in Langley, Virginia, which features items related to spycraft and the history of espionage including a subminiature camera designed by the CIA in the 1960s, a handheld data transmitter, and concealed aircraft landing lights.

The article discusses efforts by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to identify an alleged Soviet agent reported to be working within the FBI's ranks. The mole was reported by Soviet agent Aleksei Kulak in 1962. Details on the roles of FBI counterintelligence agents Joseph J. Hengemuhle and Joseph J. Palguta in the investigation are presented. According to the author, the FBI may have identified the mole but was unwilling to prosecute him or comment on the case.

The article discusses United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee Douglas Groat, who served in the Special Operations Division, known as the Shop, beginning in 1982. It examines his work as a burglar and lock picker, noting that he participated in operations in Europe, South America, Africa, and the Middle East. The author comments on Groat's issues with the CIA after he alleged poor advance work for a mission in the Middle East in 1990. Groat's negotiations for a retirement package and his trial and imprisonment for extortion are also considered.

The article discusses the leaking of classified government and military information to the press and its legality in the U.S. Emphasis is largely given to the disclosure of information concerning the operations of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). The author engages with the notion that leaking such information poses a considerable threat to U.S. national defense. Whether or not government whistleblowers are patriots or criminals is also debated. The enactment of various statutes and other pieces of legislation regarding the protection of classified information is examined as well.