A “dual hat” consolidation of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) cyber warfare operations will improve critical infrastructure resiliency while sharpening the Pentagon’s ability to preemptively eliminate cyber threats before they manifest, the deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command said during a Senate Armed Forces Committee hearing on July 20. The proposed permanent merger of the…

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is leading a Republican effort in the House to abolish a controversial surveillance authority that is due for reauthorization at the end of the year. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was enacted by Congress in 2008 as a post-9/11 measure to bulk up U.S. national security. The provision…

Lawmakers are split on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a broad post-9/11 surveillance authority, in the light of a string of alleged abuses of the apparatus against American citizens. Limited authority to gather foreign intelligence information is granted by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a post-9/11 surveillance…

U.S. intelligence agencies used an expansive foreign surveillance tool to spy on 19,000 campaign donors, among whom only eight had suspected foreign ties that qualified for the use of the authority, prompting condemnation from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) during a June 13 hearing. Limited authority to gather foreign intelligence information is granted…

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds an oversight hearing on “Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; George Barnes, deputy director of the National Security Agency; Chris Fonzone, general counsel of the Office of the…

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds an oversight hearing on “Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; George Barnes, deputy director of the National Security Agency; Chris Fonzone, general counsel of the Office of the…

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds an oversight hearing on “Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 13. David Cohen, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency; George Barnes, deputy director of the National Security Agency; Chris Fonzone, general counsel of the Office of the…

A new poll indicates that bipartisan skepticism of federal spying practices is on the rise—a fact that could make the Biden administration’s push to renew certain powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) more challenging. The national AP-NORC poll, conducted March 16–20, shows that Republicans and Democrats espouse similar views on government surveillance tactics,…

The FBI’s illegal surveillance of American citizens is not something new. It’s been an ongoing problem for years, likely decades. But the magnitude of the problem is something that’s never been fully disclosed—until now. A new report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence indicates just how massive the surveillance of American citizens…

The FBI’s illegal surveillance of American citizens is not something new. It’s been an ongoing problem for years, likely decades. But the magnitude of the problem is something that’s never been fully disclosed.  Until now. A new Report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence indicates just how massive the surveillance of American…