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Edward Snowden's Sit Down With John Oliver Was Amazing (Video)
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Latest Member Blog Articles on National Security Agency (NSA)
The CISA "cyber-security" Bill is being fast-tracked through Congress
Mar 20 2015
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When the Senate Intelligence Committee passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act by a vote of 14 to 1, committee chairman Senator Richard Burr argued that it successfully balanced security and privacy.
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Defense Department Proposes Reducing Army to Pre-WWII Size
Feb 24 2014
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will ask for permission to downsize the United States Army to levels not seen since before World War II when he presents the Pentagon's budget plan to Congress on Monday. Mr. Hagel will also request to end funding for Cold War era U-2 spy planes and A-10 attack jet's. The Defense Department will need Congressional approval for both of these requests.
National Security Agency (NSA) Opinion & News Articles
Feb 16 2017
Three Reasons to Reject Donald Trump's Criticism of Intelligence Leaks
Feb 16 2017
theatlantic.com
David Frum
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Donald Trump
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CIA
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National Security Agency (NSA)
It’s a rare event when President Trump tweets approvingly of a journalist, but yesterday Eli Lake of Bloomberg View gained that unusual honor.
Nov 09 2015
Barack Obama, Lawyer-in-Chief
Nov 09 2015
politico.com
Charlie Savage
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Barack Obama
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National Security Agency (NSA)
In June 2013, when a cascade of leaked top-secret documents showed the world that Barack Obama had entrenched the post-9/11 surveillance state bequeathed to him by George W. Bush, many observers were surprised. But several of Obama’s advisers thought back to an afternoon some 4½ years earlier, shortly after their administration took office. An important meeting with Obama was scheduled to begin in the Situation Room at half past noon on Friday, February 6, 2009. Officials who had been asked to participate gathered around the conference table waiting to brief the new president. He was late.
Jun 02 2015
Senate bucks Mitch McConnell, breaks surveillance logjam
Jun 02 2015
politico.com
114th Senate
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Mitch McConnell
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National Security Agency (NSA)
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to restore key authorities of the PATRIOT Act that expired two days ago — and dealt Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a staggering defeat in the process. The 67-32 vote in favor of the USA Freedom Act came over the forceful opposition of McConnell and much of his leadership team, who failed to persuade enough GOP senators to make what they argued were critical changes to the bill. The measure, which passed the House last month, now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature and ends an impasse over national security that’s divided Republicans for weeks.
Jun 02 2015
NSA reform: USA Freedom Act passes first surveillance reform in decade – as it happened
Jun 02 2015
theguardian.com
114th Senate
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National Security Agency (NSA)
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FBI
The Senate passed the USA Freedom Act without any amendments, on a vote of 67-32, and sent the bill to Barack Obama to sign into law. The bill will end the mass collection of Americans’ phone records by the NSA, restore some expired powers to security agencies, place record storage in private companies’ hands, create a public-interest advocate for the secret Fisa court that oversees surveillance programs, and require the court to notify Congress when it reinterprets law.
Jun 01 2015
NSA Spying Program Shuts Down—For Now
Jun 01 2015
theatlantic.com
Rand Paul
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National Security Agency (NSA)
If you’re making a phone call today, there’s a chance the NSA might not know about it. The spy agency was forced to halt its collection of bulk telephone metadata early Monday after the Senate failed to extend three key provisions of the 2001 Patriot Act that expired at midnight. The lapse was a victory for Senator Rand Paul and activists who have campaigned against post-9/11 government surveillance programs—but it will likely only be a temporary one. While the Senate was stymied by Paul’s procedural hurdles on Sunday, it is likely to vote by mid-week on House-passed legislation that would reform the NSA’s spying powers while extending the Patriot Act for several years.
May 31 2015
All Eyes On Senate As Patriot Act Provisions Set To Expire
May 31 2015
npr.org
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Three key provisions of the Patriot Act are set to expire first thing Monday. One of those provisions, Section 215, which the White House uses to scoop up Americans' call records in bulk, has been incredibly controversial both legally and politically. We went over the basics of all this in a separate post earlier this month, but wanted to check in on what's happened since then as the expiration date — and the Senate's rush to resolve this issue — get closer. Here are three questions that will help you understand where everything stands:
May 26 2015
Obama urges Senate to reach deal on U.S. domestic surveillance program
May 26 2015
reuters.com
Barack Obama
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National Security Agency (NSA)
President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged the U.S. Senate to resolve its impasse over legislation authorizing collection of Americans' telephone records. The National Security Agency program is set to expire on June 1 unless Congress agrees to extend the program temporarily or replace it with an alternative passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Obama, in remarks to reporters in the Oval Office, urged senators to work through a congressional recess to address the issue.
May 23 2015
Fate of U.S. domestic surveillance program uncertain after Senate vote
May 23 2015
reuters.com
114th Senate
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National Security Agency (NSA)
The U.S. Senate blocked a measure to extend spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone records early on Saturday, leaving the fate of the program uncertain days before its June 1 expiration. By a vote of 54-45, the Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to advance a bill that would have extended for two months provisions of the "USA Patriot Act" that allow the collection of vast amounts of telephone "metadata."
Videos on National Security Agency (NSA)
America's intelligence community, explained
America's intelligence community, explained
Sat Jun 07, 2014
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House of Representatives votes to end bulk coll...
House of Representatives votes to end bulk coll...
Fri Jun 06, 2014
U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes bill to change rules for NSA phone record collection....
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Was Edward Snowden Trained As A Spy? NSA Chief...
Mon Jun 02, 2014
"Susan Rice sat down with Charlie Rose, who asked her about Snowden's claims. "Was he trained as a spy?"...
Glenn Greenwald to Name Americans Being Monitor...
Glenn Greenwald to Name Americans Being Monitor...
Tue May 27, 2014
Glenn Greenwald announces that he will name Americans who are being monitored by the government.
Anti-NSA Bill Watered Down, Now Does Very Little
Anti-NSA Bill Watered Down, Now Does Very Little
Wed May 21, 2014
The USA Freedom Act, a proposed anti-surveillance bill, is completely watered down.
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: General Kei...
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: General Kei...
Sun Apr 27, 2014
John Oliver interviews General Keith Alexander, former head of the NSA. General Alexander discusses...
Report: NSA phone spying program illegal
Report: NSA phone spying program illegal
Thu Jan 23, 2014
A five-person board says the NSA phone data-mining program is illegal and ineffective. CNN's Tom Foreman...
Snowden addresses Obama's NSA reforms
Snowden addresses Obama's NSA reforms
Thu Jan 23, 2014
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden held an online question-and-answer session on...
Brooks and Marcus on Obama's surveillance refor...
Brooks and Marcus on Obama's surveillance refor...
Fri Jan 17, 2014
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Gwen Ifill to...
President Obama's Full NSA Speech
President Obama's Full NSA Speech
Fri Jan 17, 2014
At a major speech outlining revisions to U.S. intelligence operations, Barack Obama announced a number of...
Google says 'caught unawares' on NSA snooping
Google says 'caught unawares' on NSA snooping
Thu Oct 31, 2013
In a global exclusive to NDTV, Google's chief business officer Nikesh Arora says the tech giant holds...
NSA is accused of targeting Google and Yahoo in...
NSA is accused of targeting Google and Yahoo in...
Thu Oct 31, 2013
More fuel has been added to the alleged US spying scandal.