U.S. President Barack Obama gives remarks at an event on Expanding College Opportunity inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, January 16, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing
Five Changes To The NSA You Might Hear In Obama's Speech -- NPR
A committee tasked by the White House with reviewing U.S. electronic surveillance has come up with to National Security Agency spying practices. Here are arguments for and against five recommendations that President Obama may take up in a speech announcing policy changes Friday:
Limit Access To Bulk Telephone Data
Enact new laws to end the NSA's systematic collection of Americans' phone metadata — which includes details on telephone calls similar to a phone bill but not the content of conversations — and require the agency to get a federal court order to get that information either from the telephone company or from a newly designated "private third party."
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs
Exclusive: Obama to announce overhaul to controversial NSA program -- Reuters
How the NSA used special devices, radio waves to spy on offline computers -- PBS Newshour
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Exclusive: Russia steps up military lifeline to Syria's Assad - sources -- Reuters
Chinese inexperience a factor in warships' near-miss: U.S. admiral -- Reuters
Philippine Navy Adds to Regional Arms Build-Up -- The Diplomat
UK's Cameron denies that army is no longer full U.S. partner -- Reuters
Britain allowed ex-SAS officers to train Sri Lankans as Tamil Tigers rebelled -- The Guardian
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan sacks military chiefs -- BBC
U.S. starts flying Rwandan forces into Central African Republic -- Reuters
Iraq's al-Maliki asks US for weapons, trainers to fight militants -- Stars and Stripes/Washington Post
Pentagon chief open to incentives to bolster nuclear force -- Reuters
Spending bill maintains funding for F-35, V-22 -- Star Telegram
Navy hopes to bring stability to carrier deployments -- Stars and Stripes/The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot
New Navy high-speed catamaran to make 1st deployment -- Stars and Stripes/AP
In Pursuit of the U.S. Navy’s Next Surface Combatant -- USNI
Navy Plans to Open Surface Forces' Own Top Gun -- Military.com
New ‘Smart Rifle’ Makes Any Shooter a Pro -- Washington Free Beacon
Smart Rifle never misses, now comes in semi-automatic form -- NBC/CNBC
Pentagon’s Top Space Contractor Recognizes Imperative To Change -- Space News
Up to 48,000 Afghan, Iraq vets homeless -- USA Today
2 Marines to Posthumously Receive Navy Cross -- NBC
This Is Why People Don’t Trust the Air Force With Air Power -- Robert Farley, War is Boring
Gates makes triumphant return to the Pentagon -- USA Today
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