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Technology & National Security
Adam Klein before the Senate Committee on the JudiciaryPrincipal Findings Section 702 is a valuable intelligence tool that is legitimate in its basic contours and subject to adequate oversight and transparency in most respects. It...
By Adam Klein
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Podcast
Technology & National Security
Drones Podcast Series: Patterns of ProliferationDan Gettinger of the Center for the Study of the Drone, UPenn Professor Mike Horowitz, and CNAS Research Associate Alexandra Sander join Paul Scharre to discuss patterns of dr...
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Technology & National Security
Countering disinformation online will require long-term engagement from the fedsTechnology companies and DC policymakers are lost in the fog of disinformation. Bombarded with too much information from too many refutable sources, they have responded in a p...
By Madeline Christian
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russia is still waging cyberwar against Western democracy. It’s time to push back.The West can breathe a sigh of relief. Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election, despite yet another Russian intervention in support of a candidate (Marine Le ...
By Matt Olsen & Edward Fishman
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Technology & National Security
The Smart Move for the DOD on SmartphonessPresident Trump’s reluctance to give up his personal smartphone following his inauguration is well documented. It’s also understandable. The highly modified, top secret, certi...
By Alexandra Sander
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Technology & National Security
Today’s Big News About “Backdoor Searches”One of the most hotly debated aspects of Section 702 is the practice of querying 702-acquired data using U.S.-person identifiers—in particular, queries conducted by the FBI in...
By Adam Klein
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Technology & National Security
The End of “About” Collection under Section 702As Bobby and others have already noted, the NSA announced Friday that it is ending “about” collection under Section 702’s upstream component. I won’t rehash the basics here; r...
By Adam Klein
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Technology & National Security
Don’t Dismiss Concerns about Transition-Period Unmasking (At Least Not Yet)The aftermath of the 2016 election has spun off yet another divisive issue: Whether White House officials inappropriately requested the identities of Trump transition aides wh...
By Adam Klein
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
Bipartisan Investigations: How the 9/11 Commission Did ItWhatever your political outlook, the ferment surrounding last year’s presidential election raises important, unanswered questions: What, precisely, did the Russians do, and we...
By Adam Klein & Chris Kojm
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Technology & National Security
Takeaways from House Intel Hearing on Russian “Active Measures”Today’s just-concluded HPSCI hearing provided an informative, remarkably varied tour d’horizon of issues related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. The biggest head...
By Adam Klein
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Technology & National Security
Investigate Russia, but Congress also needs to deter the next hackEven as Congress and the FBI investigates Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, Congress urgently needs to act to prevent and deter Russia and other countri...
By Peter Harrell
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Technology & National Security
Investigating Russian Hacking, Wiretapping Claims, and Surveillance LeaksAdam Klein, senior fellow and surveillance expert at CNAS, provides an overview of the investigations into Russian active measures during the 2016 election campaign and Presid...
By Adam Klein & Neal Urwitz
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Technology & National Security
Adam Klein before the House Judiciary CommitteeChairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. In today’s chaotic world, our country faces a complex...
By Adam Klein
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Technology & National Security
Defense Secretary Mattis has rare, brief chance for Pentagon reformIn a few days, the Pentagon will submit an interim report to Congress in response to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) providing an update on Secretary James ...
By Ben FitzGerald, Alexandra Sander & Madeline Christian
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Technology & National Security
The Pushback: Why the Trump Administration Needs to Play Hardball with Europe's Intelligence CommunityForeign policy was a centerpiece of Donald Trump’s victorious presidential campaign and his presidential transition. China and Taiwan, ISIS, the Iran deal, and possible cooper...
By Adam Klein
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Technology & National Security
Turning AT&L Reorganization into Technical AdvantageTechnology and national security experts Ben FitzGerald and Alexandra Sander discuss a new report recommending the DoD leverage organizational reforms to drive military-techni...
By Ben FitzGerald, Alexandra Sander & Neal Urwitz
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Commentary
Technology & National Security
It’s Not About Mike FlynnAs Lawfare readers know, someone in government leaked the news that Michael Flynn did indeed discuss sanctions in his post-election phone calls with Russia’s Ambassador to the...
By Adam Klein
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Technology & National Security
Trump, tech, and the future of government surveillanceBeginning with 2013’s Snowden leaks, the Obama administration publicly wrestled with various thorny issues at the intersection of technology and government surveillance. When,...
By Adam Klein
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Paul Scharre, Ben FitzGerald and Dan Gettinger on The Drone DatabaseCNAS senior fellows Ben FitzGerald and Paul Scharre were joined by Dan Gettinger, founder and co-director of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College, to discuss ...
By Paul Scharre, Ben FitzGerald & Neal Urwitz
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Technology & National Security
Why the United States Is Losing Its Technological EdgeEarlier this month, President-elect Donald Trump drew headlines for his criticism of two major defense programs, the Air Force One replacement and the Joint Strike Fighter (F-...
By Ben FitzGerald
