NSA Employee Sentenced to 5 Years for Compromising Defense Intelligence

Mikhael Smits
September 26, 2018 4:28 PM

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a former National Security Agency employee had been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for the "willful retention of classified national defense information."

Privacy, Surveillance Views Central to Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle

Analysis: Past opinions show Kavanaugh balancing security over privacy

Charles Fain Lehman
July 24, 2018 12:35 PM

With a tightly divided Senate, Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court could come down to one thing: where he falls on the controversial issue of surveillance and the right to privacy.

Senate Unanimously Confirms Trump’s Pick to Lead NSA, U.S. Cyber Command

Haris Alic
April 24, 2018 2:51 PM

The United States Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

Eight Senate Republicans Join Attempt to Derail Crucial Surveillance Program

Nearly block extension allowing NSA to target foreign communications without warrant

Natalie Johnson
January 17, 2018 12:00 PM

A coalition of privacy-minded senators nearly succeeded Tuesday night in blocking the path to extend a critical government surveillance program that allows the National Security Agency to target foreign communications without a warrant.

House Passes Bill to Renew NSA Internet Surveillance Program

Reuters
January 11, 2018 12:29 PM

(Reuters) — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance program, overcoming objections from privacy advocates and confusion prompted by morning tweets from President Donald Trump that initially questioned the spying tool.

House Urged to Cancel Vote to Renew NSA Internet Surveillance

Reuters
January 11, 2018 11:33 AM

(Reuters) — Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives urged cancellation of a vote set for Thursday on whether to renew the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance program after President Donald Trump appeared to initially question the merits of the program.

Intel Chiefs Warn ‘Country Will Be Less Secure’ if Congress Doesn’t Reauthorize FISA Program

National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers

Cameron Cawthorne
December 21, 2017 4:06 PM

Top intelligence and law enforcement officials on Thursday requested that Congress reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which permits the targeted collection of emails and other communications associated with foreign persons located outside the United States.

NSA: Cyber Attacks Are Becoming More Sophisticated, Aggressive, and Disruptive

Foreign hackers combine malware, cyber techniques used by other adversaries

An IT researchers shows on a giant screen a computer infected by a ransomware

Bill Gertz
November 16, 2017 5:00 AM

Cyber attacks by foreign nations and criminals against both government and private sector networks are increasing in both sophistication and scale, a senior National Security Agency official said Wednesday.

Russian Hackers Used Kaspersky Software to Steal NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense

An employee works near screens in the virus lab at the headquarters of Russian cyber security company Kaspersky Labs

Jack Heretik
October 5, 2017 2:26 PM

Russian hackers stole data belonging to the National Security Agency about America's cyber defense from the home computer of a U.S. government contractor, according to people familiar with the matter.

Accused NSA Leaker Reality Winner Says Stress From Watching Fox News Made Her Steal Classified Docs

Reality Winner exits the Augusta Courthouse June 8, 2017 / Getty Images

Alex Griswold
September 28, 2017 2:48 PM

Former National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner, who is accused of leaking a classified report to the media, blamed the stress from having to listen to Fox News at work for exposing the classified intelligence.