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The (POGO) Blog
June 26, 2013
By Jana Persky
Snowden Becomes Latest Leaker Charged with Espionage Under Obama
Edward Snowden has officially been charged with violating the Espionage Act, the Justice Department said last Friday.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
June 17, 2013
GAP Releases Statement on Snowden and the NSA
The Government Accountability Project's (GAP) statement notes that Edward Snowden is facing “classic acts of predatory reprisal” for his leak of highly classified documents about the NSA’s surveillance programs.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
June 17, 2013
NSA Leak Prompts Talk of Limiting Contractor Access to Secrets
In the wake of Edward Snowden’s leak of highly classified documents from the National Security Agency, some in Congress are raising concerns about contractors’ access to government secrets, according to an article in The New York Times.
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Topics: National Security
June 12, 2013
POGO Supports Bill to Declassify Surveillance Court Opinions
A new bipartisan bill from eight Senators seeks to expand transparency and accountability of secret surveillance programs conducted under the PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
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Topics: Open Government
June 12, 2013
Intelligence Contractors like Snowden Excluded from Whistleblower Protections
Even as whistleblower protections have expanded, intelligence contractors like National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden are left in the cold, according to an article in the International Business Times.
Continue Reading Intelligence Contractors like Snowden Excluded from Whistleblower Protections
Topics: Whistleblower Protections
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