Surveillance Oversight
Panelists talked about the process and challenges of overseeing federal surveillance operations. Panelists included the general counsel for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and a …
514 viewsPanelists talked about the process and challenges of overseeing federal surveillance operations. Panelists included the general counsel for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and a …
514 viewsPanelists talked about congressional oversight of the Homeland Security Department. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge called the current oversight committee structure “archaic, an…
308 viewsChris Inglis talked about cybersecurity, and recommended defense and transparency practices for the public, private, and government sectors. He also responded to questions about the 2013 Edw…
398 viewsCybersecurity experts and journalists talked about the impact of Edward Snowden’s National Security Agency (NSA) leaks on efforts to improve cybersecurity. Allan Friedman and Peter Singer, t…
770 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talked about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs and the USA FREEDOM Act, which he co-wrote. The bill was intended to r…
524 viewsJames Lewis, Catherine Litronte, and Alan Paller talked about U.S. ability to thwart and prevent attacks on private and public computer systems.
625 viewsHoward Schmidt spoke about cyber security and threats to the nation’s computer and electronic infrastructure. Among the issues he addressed were privacy concerns, inter-agency cooperation, a…
218 viewsJames Lewis talked about the vulnerability of U.S. computer systems to “cyber attacks” after U.S and South Korean computers were hit by a series of attacks on both government and commercial …
310 viewsSenator Kit Bond, vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, talked by remote video about waterboarding and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogation techniques, the debate expected in …
207 viewsSiobhan Gorman talked about the controversy around the alleged destruction of tapes of U.S. interrogators torturing detainees.
438 viewsSiobhan Gorman talked about the cases being heard by the federal appeals court in San Francisco later in the day about secret National Security Agency wiretapping. The hearing involves two l…
144 viewsThe guest talked about national security and a federal judge’s recent decision that National Security Council wiretaps without warrants were unconstitutional. She also responded to telephone…
79 viewsSiobhan Gorman talked about national security, particularly seaport security concerns of the proposed sale to a United Arab Emirates-based company and how this fits into the Bush administrat…
129 viewsParticipating by telephone from the White House, Ms. Gorman spoke about domestic surveillance. She discussed the monitoring of telephone conversations, email, and fax communications of U.S. …
67 viewsPanel members talked about the challenges facing the Director of National Intelligence one year after the release of the September 11 Commission Report. Topics included intelligence oversigh…
208 viewsThe guests discussed U.S. intelligence capabilities in the two years since the start of the Iraq War. Topics included what has happened since then, where the U.S. stands currently, and what …
96 viewsSiobhan Gorman, Homeland Security and Justice Reporter for the National Journal, talked via satellite about the final report on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., the pote…
147 viewsSiobhan Gorman, reporter for the National Journal, described how the Patriot Act has changed laws on visitors entering the U.S. and tracking them. She explained that many changes were the re…
111 viewsPanelists talked about the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, focusing on events and developments at the national level. Among the issues addressed were school choice, supplemen…
68 viewsMs. Gorman talked about homeland security, the change in the threat level, and the precautions that are taken when the threat level is increased. She responded to audience telephone calls, f…
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