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July 12, 2013
Secret Court Resists Releasing Surveillance Opinions
Transparency advocates have long called for the declassification of secret court opinions that have allowed broad domestic surveillance. A recent letter from the court responsible for approving surveillance requests casts doubt on the release of these opin
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Topics: Government Accountability, National Security, Open Government
July 10, 2013
By Arden Arnold
Does New Policy Protect Intelligence Whistleblowers?
New protections for national security and intelligence community
whistleblowers are being implemented, but it is unclear yet how
effective they will be.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
July 8, 2013
Secret Court Decisions Expand Surveillance Powers
The classified rulings of a secretive court are creating a new body of law that greatly expands the surveillance powers of the National Security Agency, according to an article in The New York Times.
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Topics: National Security
June 27, 2013
New Podcast: How the Intelligence World Came to Rely on Contractors
Why did the United States start outsourcing so many of its intelligence activities? What risks and costs does this pose to the government?
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Topics: Contract Oversight
June 26, 2013
Electronic Surveillance Law 101
The recent whistleblowing disclosures by Edward Snowden have revealed systemic mass domestic surveillance. The government has justified its programs on the grounds that they are both legal and overseen by the FISA Court. But what do the PATRIOT Act, FISA, and the FISA Court actually do?
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Topics: Government Accountability, National Security, Open Government
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