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Daily Archives: June 21, 2013

EPIC: Senator Rand Paul Issues Questions on Domestic Drone Surveillance

EPIC: “Senator Rand Paul issued a letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller seeking answers about the FBI’s domestic use of drones. In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, Director Mueller admitted that the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance. Mueller also stated there were no guidelines in place to regulate the FBIs use of drones and protect the privacy of Americans. For more information, see EPIC: Domestic Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Drones.”

The Measure of America 2013–2014

“In the era of “big data,” it would seem that policymakers and regular people alike would have the information they need at their fingertips to understand their world and make it better. Unfortunately, that’s far from the case. Though we know the country’s gross domestic product quarterly, its retail sales monthly, and stock market numbers… Continue Reading