Expert panelists we have invited here today. Todays event will look at surveillance powers scheduled to terminate at the end of the year. Call detail records provide information like the time a call and the numbers on either end. The last summer in sa announced it had begun to leading all call records since 2015 under this authority. As part of our continuing oversight of the call detail records we have been reviewing this Program Including challenges in sa has acknowledged. We look forward to providing information to congress at the end of the Years Congress conducts its analysis of the expiring authorities. We hope to provide as much information to the public with the protection of classified information. One final note and that pain before he handed over to my colleagues, we are able to discuss unclassified Public Information and we will not speculate or comment on any speculation that may have appeared in the press. Our agency protects classified information. If we didnt, we wouldn
The privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board of the public for men to discuss the freedom act which is a modified extension of the patriot act. Privacy and data experts examine section 215 which allows the nsc to collect phone records. A morning and thank you to everyone for coming. This is the Second Public event since reba gained our quorum late last year. Much of our agencys work takes place outside the public eye because of classified information. We hope these events will upon the public about her work and the programs we oversee. We hope to learn from the panel a very distinguished expert panelists we have invited here today. Todays event will look at surveillance powers scheduled to terminate at the end of the year. Call detail records provide information like the time a call and the numbers on either end. The last summer in sa announced it had begun to leading all call records since 2015 under this authority. As part of our continuing oversight of the call detail records we
[inaudible conversations]. Before i begin this hearing i want to take a few minutes to recognize the subcommittee on crime, terrorism, Homeland Security investigation and caroline lynccarolinelynch aften capitol hill she decided to move back to her home state of arizona to be closer to her family and pursue their next steps in her career. Needless to say we are very sad to see her go. During her time she worked for representative john shadegg and then asked the council of the Public Policy committee. In 2006, caroline came to work for the Judiciary Committee and in 2008 became keith davies co. Chief counsel of the crime subcommittee. The committee caroline has had an enormous impact on the reform of the criminal National Security wall. Wall. Few people have done as much to promote the safety. Caroline has overseen the drafting negotiation and passage of critical legislation regarding the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, the Electronic Communications privacy act and the most sweep
Conversations]. I want to recognize the Homeland Security and investigations, Caroline Lynch. After 15 years working on capitol hill, caroline has decided to move the back to her home state of arizona to be close to her family and to pursue the next steps of her career. We are very sad to see caroline go. During her time in washington, dc, caroline works for john ofdegg in this chief counsel House Republican policy committee. She came to work for the House Judiciary Committee and in 2008, she became chief counsel of the judiciarys crime subcommittee. She has had an enormous impact on criminal and National Security laws. Few people in washington have done as much to promote the safety of our community. Caroline has overseen the drafting safety. Caroline has overseen the drafting negotiation and passage of critical legislation regarding the foreign Intelligence Surveillance act, the Electronic Communications privacy act and the most sweeping set of reforms the government practice in 40 y
Having with one entity or another. What i get to is that the president did have an opportunity to talk with chancellor merkel today, and their conversation was focused on the situation inside of syria and they shared a deep concern about the increase in violence there. They also had an opportunity to discuss the situation in ukraine as well. And continued violation of ukraines territorial integrity by the russians. But i dont have more detailed readout of the conversation to share beyond. Josh, thanks. [inaudible] the president is aware of the crash in hoboken. Just received a detailed briefing at this point, fsk is still in its early stage of that investigation is being led by the National Transportation safety board. I know that the federal Railroad Administration is involved as well, and has personnel on site. They are collecting as much information about what happened as they can. The president will be updated on that situation as they learn more. Im not aware of any conversations