National Archives Opens Additional Samuel Alito Records
National Archives Opens Additional Samuel Alito Records Records Pertaining to Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr
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Congressional Review of Domestic Spying To Expand
New York Times: NSA spying inquiry may be expanded, “Congressional officials said Saturday that they wanted to investigate the disclosure that the National Security Agency (NSA) had gained access to some of the country’s main telephone arteries to glean data on possible terrorists.” Related links
Powell’s Former Chief of Staff Challenges Administration Policies
Ex-Powell Aide Moves From Insider to Apostate CBS/AP: Powell Supports Eavesdropping
Daschle Disputes Authorization of Domestic Surveillance
AP: “The use of warrantless wiretaps on American citizens was never discussed when Congress authorized the White House to use force against al-Qaida after the Sept. 11 attacks, says former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.” Washington Post Op Ed, Power We Didn’t Grant, by Tom Daschle, Friday, December 23, 2005: “As Senate majority leader at …
UK to Implement 24 Hour Vehicle Surveillance Program
The Independent Online: “Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years.” The Independent Online: “If the police and security services can show that a national surveillance operation based …
Domestic Spying Program Extends to Monitoring All Calls Abroad and Locations in 6 U.S. Cities
Privacy advocates and legal scholars are speculating on and commenting about the ramifications of the surveillance program encompassing an even wider arena of communications than previously considered to be the case. Boston Globe: Spy net may pull in all U.S. calls overseas – Many Americans’ privacy is at risk, some say: “The National Security Agency, …
Archives Releases Additional Documents Relating to Judge Samuel Alito
NARA press release: “The National Archives at College Park will release 45 documents relating to Samuel Alito. These records total 744 pages from Record Group 60, Records of the Department of Justice, Files of John Bolton, Michael Carvin, Roger Clegg, Stephen Galebach, Brian Landsberg, Mark Levin, and Richard Willard….The National Archives found the documents, consisting …
TSA’s New List of Permitted and Prohibited Items
Permitted & Prohibited Items, Prepare for Takeoff, December 2005.
GAO Audit Highlights Continued FBI Case Management Architecture Problems
Following up on previous postings on the FBI’s virtual case file system, see Information Technology: Responses to Subcommittee Post-Hearing Questions Regarding the FBI’s Management Practices and Acquisition of a New Investigative Case Management System, GAO-06-302R, December 21, 2005. “The absence of performance-based contracting and effective contractor tracking and oversight has constrained the FBI’s ability to …
FISA Court Judge Resigns In Response to Domestic Surveillance Program
Via FAS: “The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was created by section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)). It was originally comprised of seven district judges from seven circuits named by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve a maximum of 7 years. In 2001, the U.S.A. Patriot …
Opposing Views on Patriot Act Reauthorization Presented in DOJ and Advocacy Group Statements
DOJ Fact Sheet, December 20, 2005 – Civil Liberties Safeguards in the USA PATRIOT Act Conference Report: “After months of debateincluding 23 Congressional hearings with over 60 witnessesthe Senate must act to reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act before these key provisions expire. Last week, the House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the bill with strong …
Pelosi Requests Declassification of Her Letter on NSA Activities
Press release: “House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on her request to the Director of National Intelligence to declassify a letter she wrote several years ago to the Bush Administration expressing concerns about the activities of the National Security Agency.” “When I learned several years ago that the National Security Agency …
