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Transcript of the President's Remarks on the Administration's Approach to Counterterrorism
Yesterday afternoon, President Barack Obama gave a final planned national security address at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, one day after the White House released a comprehensive report on ... -
The White House Releases a "Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks" on American Uses of Military Force
Last year, Kenneth Anderson and I published a book entitled, Speaking the Law: The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law, which is a detailed analysis of the Obama Administration's na... -
Manhattan DA's Office Releases Updated Report on Encryption
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has released a new version of its white paper on "Smartphone Encryption and Public Safety." The report updates the Office's November 2015 white paper on encryptio... -
GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security Releases New Report on Proactive Cybersecurity Measures
Today the GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security released a report entitled, Into the Gray Zone: The Private Sector and Active Defense Against Cyber Threats. -
DOJ OIG Report on Use of Section 215
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Justice has released an unclassified version of a report on the FBI's use of Section 215 from 2012-2014. The classified version of the report was pro... -
Letter from Rep. Adam Smith in Opposition to JASTA
Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, has written the following letter in opposition to JASTA. President Obama vetoed the bill on Friday, September 23rd,... -
House Intelligence Committee Releases Snowden Report Summary
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted unanimously on Thursday afternoon to approve a report on Edward Snowden finding that he "did tremendous damage" to U.S. national security. The e... -
Pentagon Releases New Procedures for Intelligence Collection
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to more accurately reflect the circumstances under which a defense intelligence component may collect U.S. personal information inside the United States. -
House Intel Committee Releases Missing 28 Pages from 9/11 Inquiry
The House Intelligence Committee today released the long-classified 28 pages of a 2002 congressional inquiry into the 9/11 attacks that deal with the alleged role of Saudi Arabia in the attacks. -
New Issue of Harvard National Security Journal
The Harvard National Security Journal's recently published spring issue may be of interest to Lawfare readers. -
CIA Releases Documents Related to Enhanced Interrogation Program
Yesterday, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Central Intelligence Agency released over 50 documents related to the agency's enhanced int... -
Speaker Ryan Releases GOP National Security Strategy
In an event yesterday at the Council on Foreign Relations, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the House Republican's 2016 national security strategy.
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