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Three Speeches on Cybersecurity by Dan Geer
Cyber security maven Dan Geer has given three speeches in the last six months that are worth a read: (a) APT in a World of Rising Interdependence, given last month at the NSA; (b) We Are All Intelligence... -
The National Security Agency at the Crossroads: A Conference at UT---Livestream
Here is a livestream of the conference, taking place today and tomorrow at the University of Texas, "The National Security Agency at the Crossroads." -
Toward a Coherent Theory of the “Military Exception” to Article III
My very first Lawfare post, back in December 2011, focused on the messy constitutional question raised by United States v. Ali—a case then pending before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces that ra... -
John Carlin Confirmed as AAG for National Security
The vote was 99-1, according to the Main Justice blog. The lone "nay" was Senator Dean Heller (R-NV). -
Geoffrey Stone on How Review Group Service Changed His View of NSA
Very interesting post over at Huffington Post from Geoffrey Stone about his Review Group service, his changed view of NSA, and trust of the spy agency. Quite moving, actually. Writes Stone: From the outs... -
Exclusive: NSA Program Can Target Thoughts of Millions of Targets, Thousands of Americans
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What's In that House Metadata Bill Anyway?
The big news last week in NSA reform was the White House’s announcement of its plan to end the NSA’s metadata program, but it wasn’t the only news. The bipartisan leadership of the House Intelligence Com... -
More FISC Materials Released
Friday brought us three newly declassified FISC rulings. -
James Risen Needs to Read the NYT
Andrew Beaujon at Poynter reports that at last week’s Sources and Secrets conference, NYT reporter James Risen, who is fighting a subpoena for information in the Jeffrey Sterling trial, made these remark... -
Judge Thomas Hogan to be Presiding Judge on FISC
The chief justice, I am informed, has designated Judge Thomas F. Hogan to serve as the next presiding judge of the FISC, starting in May. Judge Hogan's term as Presiding Judge will continue through May 1... -
More On Mass Surveillance
Ben makes the point that the international legal regime that purportedly regulates metadata collection is, at best, highly nascent. Two additional data points strengthen his argument. First, back in Ju... -
Uganda Follow-Up: A Link to the Updated WPR Letter
Further to my post yesterday, the administration has sent this letter to Congress in relation to the Uganda mission, using the usual "consistent with the War Powers Resolution" formulation.
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