As U.S. Weighs Spying Changes, Officials Say Data Sweeps Must Continue -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has told allies and lawmakers it is considering reining in a variety of National Security Agency practices overseas, including holding White House reviews of the world leaders the agency is monitoring, forging a new accord with Germany for a closer intelligence relationship and minimizing collection on some foreigners.
But for now, President Obama and his top advisers have concluded that there is no workable alternative to the bulk collection of huge quantities of “metadata,” including records of all telephone calls made inside the United States.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Troubling Disclosures Likely to Change How the NSA Does its Spying -- LAT
US agencies say restrictions on snooping harm effort -- Washington Times
Kerry: US will get surveillance right -- AP
Britain Operating 'Electronic Spy Posts' in Germany: Independent -- New York Times/Reuters
North Korea developing 'electromagnetic pulse weapons' -- AFP
Japan eyes government support for military aircraft exports -- Reuters
SUBMARINES: China Keeps Trying -- Strategy Page
Britain’s ‘secret listening post in the heart of Berlin’ -- The Independent
Egypt army chief seeks immunity for military -- Al Jazeera
Israel Bumps Marines, Will Receive 6 Ospreys in 2 Years -- Dod Buzz
US wants to expand training exercises in western Pacific -- Stars and Stripes
Budget Uncertainty Could Derail Expansion of US Special Ops Forces -- Defense News
Pentagon Toils to Build a Bomber on a Budget -- Wall Street Journal
Navy Weighs Possible Upgrade to Advanced Super Hornet -- Defense Tech
PROCUREMENT: Unofficial Reaper Replacement Survives And Thrives -- Strategy Page
Corps testing solar-powered Marines concept -- CNN
Hey Navy, We’re Doing This Aviation Thing All Wrong -- War is Boring
Good News and Bad News in New U.S. Sub Design -- War Is Boring
Feds: Navy secrets sold for hookers and Lady Gaga tix -- CBS/AP
Pentagon police chief misused his power, report finds -- CNN
'Purge surge': Obama fires another commander -- WND
Killer Robots and the Laws of War -- Kenneth Anderson & Matthew Waxman, Real Clear Defense
Lessons Learned At Cameri, Italy’s F-35 HQ: Implications for Asia -- Robbin Laird, Breaking Defense
Pacific Strategy: Adm. Locklear ‘Spreads The Theater’ -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Breaking Defense
Congress, give Doolittle Raiders their medal -- Bob Greene, CNN Contributor
At boot camp, first day is the toughest -- Stars and Stripes/Dayton Daily News, Ohio
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