Nov 20 GOP lawmaker asks officials to answer questions on NSA chief By Associated Press Rep. Devin Nunes asked the intelligence chief and defense secretary to answer questions about reports that they recommended the ouster of the NSA director. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 5:27 NSA contractor suspected of espionage is deemed a flight risk By PBS News Hour The National Security Agency contractor accused of mishandling massive amounts of classified data has been deemed a flight risk. In August, Harold Martin was arrested at his home in Maryland, where the equivalent of half a billion pages of documents… Continue watching
Oct 06 After latest NSA breach, does agency do enough to protect classified data? By Eric Tucker and Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The arrest of a National Security Agency contractor accused of stealing classified information represents the second known case of a government contractor being publicly accused of removing secret data from the intelligence agency since 2013. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: Obama praises Paris climate agreement By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Obama praised the Paris climate agreement, set to take effect next month, as “the best possible shot to save the one planet that we’ve got.” Also, the United Nations Security Council agreed that Antonio… Continue watching
Sep 15 Snowden not a whistleblower, congressional report says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press A House intelligence committee report on National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he's not a whistleblower and that the vast majority of the documents he stole were military and defense secrets. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 8:35 Analyzing the NSA code breach in the context of recent cybersecurity events By PBS News Hour On Saturday, programming code for National Security Agency hacking tools was shared online. The content appears to be legitimate, but it is not clear if it was intentionally hacked or accidentally leaked. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with The Washington Post’s Ellen… Continue watching
Jun 02 The secret things you give away through your phone metadata By Nsikan Akpan Two studies explain exactly what people can learn from your metadata...and how to stop them. Continue reading
Dec 30 House Intelligence chair seeks answers on NSA spying report By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Wednesday his committee will look into a report the U.S. spied on the Israeli prime minister and in the process swept up communications with Congress. Continue reading
Dec 05 Authorities unable to access NSA phone data in San Bernardino case By Ted Bridis, Associated Press Under a court order, historical calling records at the NSA are now off-limits to agents running the FBI terrorism investigation even with a warrant. Continue reading
Aug 15 AT&T cooperated extensively with NSA, Snowden documents reveal By Daniel Costa-Roberts New documents released by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that telecommunications giant AT&T was for years the most cooperative and prolific provider of Internet and phone data to the NSA… Continue reading