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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). -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The CIA misled the government and public about its enhanced interrogation program, according to officials with knowledge of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the program. -
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... -
Brookings Event on Afghanistan Elections and Security
I haven't listened to this event yet, but I certainly plan to. -
Exclusive: NSA Program Can Target Thoughts of Millions of Targets, Thousands of Americans
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The James Madison of Our Times ?!
I was on a panel at American University on Friday to discuss cyber and the role of corporations. Ben was on the same panel and the moderator (Dan Marcus) introduced Ben as the "James Madison of the Lawf... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
We begin the week with cybersecurity. On Friday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave a lengthy speech on cyber policy at Gen. Keith Alexander's retirement ceremony. The Secretary stated that the Pentag... -
More Convergence on Metadata
On Thursday, I posted this item noting a possible convergence of civil liberties interests and NSA's operational needs in the President's metadata proposal. -
The Week That Will Be
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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... -
The National Security Agency at the Crossroads: A Conference at UT (April 3-4)
I'm very pleased to report the latest venture of the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas (co-sponsored by the Strauss Center and the Clements Center): a conference addressing the con... -
A Reply to Ryan Goodman on the Application of the ICCPR to NSA Surveillance
In a post at Just Security on Thursday, my friend Ryan Goodman takes issue with my testimony before the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, in which I said that even if the U.S.
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