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Never was the phrase “the devil’s in the details” more apt than in describing President Obama’s instruction, yesterday, that the government query its bulk collection metadata only “after a judicial findi...
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President Obama’s address on Friday outlining surveillance reforms for the NSA hit the mark in both substance and tone. He defended without apology the necessity of intelligence gathering, outlined the ...
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I had two reactions to President Obama's address, one general and another specific.
First the general. President Obama made a good speech today, both for what he said and what he didn't say. He has a...
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The day already was overstuffed with surveillance matters, and then came this: the DNI's release of a tranche of roughly twenty five historical FISC orders.
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Just posted on IC on the Record:
Statement from DNI James R. Clapper on Intelligence Reforms Announced Today by President Obama
Today, President Obama announced new guidelines for Intelligence Community...
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The President’s speech and accompanying Policy Directive together announce all manner of changes; it will take a while to grasp them all. In the meantime, here's an off-the-cuff reaction: I reckon we wil...
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Below is the full text of President Obama's speech:
Remarks of President Barack Obama
Results of our Signals Intelligence Review
January 17, 2014
Washington, D.C.
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This Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-28) on Signals Intelligence Activities is being released today in conjunction with the President's speech in a few minutes.
It opens:
The United States, like othe...
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Hmmmm. Here's a very interesting few paragraphs from the Wall Street Journal:
The president's speech, to be delivered at the Justice Department, caps a process that was similar to the one he undertook on...
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I keep getting media inquiries today asking me for predictions about what President Obama is going be saying tomorrow. Short answer: How the heck should I know? The President's speech-writing team doesn'...
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On December 18, the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology released its much anticipated report, Liberty and Security in a Changing World. Tomorrow, President Obama will g...