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Following a declassification review by the Executive Branch, the Department of Justice released on July 8, 2014, in redacted form, three primary orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2009.…
July, 9 2014
Read more...It is entirely false that U.S. intelligence agencies conduct electronic surveillance of political, religious or activist figures solely because they disagree with public policies or criticize the government, or for…
July, 9 2014
Read more...We welcome the report of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. In this important report, the PCLOB confirms that Section…
July, 2 2014
Read more...On March 28, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) declassified and disclosed publicly that the U.S. government had filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) seeking…
June, 27 2014
Read more...In June 2013, President Obama directed the Intelligence Community to declassify and make public as much information as possible about certain sensitive U.S. Government surveillance programs while protecting sensitive classified…
June, 27 2014
Read more...Earlier this year in a speech at the Department of Justice, President Obama announced a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as it previously existed,…
June, 20 2014
Read more...Open Hearing: USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 3361) Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. Date: Thursday June 5, 2014 | Time: 2:30 p.m. EDT…
June, 6 2014
Read more...How Have We Changed? Evolving Views in the U.S. on Security and Liberty David Sanger (moderator), National Security Correspondent, The New York TimesThe Hon. Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, The Wilson…
June, 4 2014
Read more...Yesterday the Director of National Intelligence released additional documents related to the intelligence-gathering activities authorized by President George W. Bush shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11 and subsequently transitioned…
May, 6 2014
Read more...On January 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence declassified and disclosed publically that the U.S. government had filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking renewal of…
April, 25 2014
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