{
  "id": 16332885,
  "title": "Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/government-contractor-arrested-for-allegedly-leaking-national-defense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T13:58:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6169997-contractor-arrested-leaking-defense-info/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Federal authorities arrested a government contractor and charged him with leaking classified national defense information, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. FBI investigators have accused 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, an employee of a third-party company which provided services to a government agency, of leaking national defense information to his girlfriend, who writes an…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}