NSA May Have Let Phone Surveillance Program Expire; Wyden Against USA Freedom Act Renewal
NSA’s telecom surveillance program under the USA Freedom Act hasn’t been used for the “past six months,” and the administration might not ask Congress to renew the expiring program, said an adviser for Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., during a podcast…
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released Saturday. It’s unclear if the administration wants to activate the program again, said Luke Murry, McCarthy’s national security adviser. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Tuesday NSA’s implementation of phone record dragnet changes has been “fundamentally flawed.” He asked that Congress refuse to reauthorize the program and that the administration permanently end it. NSA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and McCarthy’s office didn’t comment.