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Rick H. Ledgett Jr. Named Deputy Director of the NSA
That's the word from the NSA/CSS. From today's release: GEN Keith Alexander – Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, NSA/Chief, CSS – is pleased to announce that Richard "Rick" Ledgett is now the 15th ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Ritika relayed yesterday, Navy Vice Admiral Michael S. Rogers has been tapped to be President Obama’s nominee to head up the U.S. Cyber Command and to serve as the next Director of the NSA. Obama’s no... -
Where Is Eric Holder?
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Vice Adm. Mike Rogers to Head NSA
Vice Admiral Michael Rogers will succeed Gen. Keith Alexander as the director of the National Security Agency, reports the New York Times: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is set to announce that ... -
DOJ to Seek Death Penalty Against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for Boston Marathon Bombings
The DOJ has just announced it will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his alleged role in the Boston Marathon bombings. Here's the notice the government filed today in feder... -
The NSA Meets International Law: Advantage US?
While NSA critics including David Cole have asserted that the Section 702 program is inconsistent with international privacy norms, the reality is far more complex. As I explain in a forthcoming Fordham... -
DoD Reorganizes its Privacy Office?
I've only just now had a chance to take a look at the memorandum from SecDef Hagel reorganizing DoD structures that was issued in December 2013. He're's a copy. For those following along, the big news ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Directors from five intelligence agencies appeared yesterday to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Although nothing earth-shattering was revealed at the public hearing, there were some tes... -
A Lawfare Farewell: Raffaela Wakeman
I don't normally write a post noting departures from our masthead. Our student contributors come and go with the turn of the seasons. They write for a while and then take clerkships, go to law firms, or ... -
United States v. Daoud: Court Orders Disclosure of FISA Documents to Cleared Defense Counsel
That's the gist of today's ruling in this terrorism case, which is now pending in the Northern District of Illinois. The order opens as follows: Defendant Adel Daoud is charged with attempting to use ... -
Bangkok Blues: Violence in My Hometown
During my senior year of high school, the Thai military staged a coup d’état to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. I remember tanks rolling past my house in Bangkok, and BBC a... -
The President's NSA Speech, and the FISC's Oversight Role
In his speech earlier this month, President Obama announced interim changes to the handling of bulk telephony metadata---ones that he would seek to implement immediately, and that would not call for legi...
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