The undersecretary for intelligence and counterterrorism at the Department of Homeland Security testified at a House subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism hearing on the agency’s…
971 viewsThe Senate Intelligence Committee considered the nomination of Kenneth Wainstein to serve as undersecretary for intelligence and analysis in the Homeland Security Department. Members questio…
811 viewsFormer government attorneys were among the speakers at a discussion on threats to U.S. democratic institutions hosted by the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin …
222 viewsJustice and Homeland Security Department officials testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the efforts of their respective agencies to combat U.S. election interference by foreign…
2,307 viewsMonika Bickert, the head of Facebook’s Product Policy and Counterterrorism department, and Tom Bossert, homeland security adviser to the president took part in a homeland security conference…
426 viewsPanelists talked about ongoing efforts to improve the state of U.S. homeland security. Speakers included Obama administration Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and George W. Bush admin…
269 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism held a hearing on Russia’s attempts to influence democratic countries around the world by various means, including propaganda, milita…
10,129 viewsNine experts on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance talked about the results of the most recent conference of leaders of the alliance’s member states, held in July 2016.…
496 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act, which was up for reauthorization in 2017. Former national security and intel…
1,656 viewsLisa Monaco talked about U.S.-led efforts to combat ISIS* in Iraq and Syria. Following her prepared remarks, she took part in a question-and-answer session moderated by attorney Kenneth Wain…
464 viewsPanelists talked about how the state of digital technology and government surveillance has outpaced privacy protection laws, including the Fourth Amendment. Speakers include Google’s senior …
557 viewsLegal experts talked about legal and constitutional questions about the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs leaked to the press by Edward Snowden. “Legal/Constitutional Pers…
781 viewsPanelists talked about how new technologies have outpaced traditional privacy safeguards and what the possibilities are for updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and othe…
350 viewsFordham Law School in New York City held a day-long conference focusing on the balance between government secrecy, transparency and public access to information. Panelists analyzed the impli…
348 viewsLegal experts previewed the 2012-13 Supreme Court term. Some of the cases included affirmative action at universities, human rights abuses overseas, national security, and privacy issues, am…
873 viewsNational security officials from the George W. Bush and Obama administrations talked about the role of the White House in counterterrorism and national security issues. They also responded t…
199 viewsPanelists talked about investigating and prosecuting cases in which national security violations are alleged, concerns over privacy and free speech issues, the needs of law enforcement and i…
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