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 ...

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...

While everyone's attention was (rightly) focused on President Obama's major speech on NSA reforms, the Supreme Court quietly granted certiorari in a set of important digital rights cases.  The two cases ...

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...

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.  

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...

Huawei Denies US Compromised Security Equipment.  Here's the opening of this report from Australia: Chinese tech giant Huawei, which has long been dogged by security suspicions, has denied a report its t...

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'...

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...