New Executive Office Building Washington, D.C. 5:05 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Have a seat, have a seat. Now, this is not usually where I do bill signings. (Laughter.) But in addition to the opportunity to take a walk…
Archive: January 17, 2014
Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 11:15 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: At the dawn of our Republic, a small, secret surveillance committee borne out of the “The Sons of Liberty” was established in Boston. And the group’s members included Paul Revere. …
January 17, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 6 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (the “Act”), I hereby designate for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including the rescission of funds) so…
On Friday, January 17, 2014, the President signed into law: H.R. 3547, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014,” which provides fiscal year 2014 appropriations for projects and activities of the Federal Government through September 30, 2014.
Today National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice hosted Japanese National Security Advisor Shotaro Yachi for a meeting at the White House. During the meeting, they agreed to frequent regular communications between the two National Security Councils. They also discussed updating…
Those of us who have had the privilege of serving with Tom Coburn will be sad to lose him as a colleague here in Washington. Tom and I entered the Senate at the same time, becoming friends after our wives…
In the latter half of 2013 and early 2014, the United States Government undertook a broad-ranging and unprecedented review of our signals intelligence programs, led by the White House with relevant Departments and Agencies across the Government. In addition to…
POLICY DIRECTIVE/PPD-28 SUBJECT: Signals Intelligence Activities The United States, like other nations, has gathered intelligence throughout its history to ensure that national security and foreign policy decisionmakers have access to timely, accurate, and insightful information. The collection of signals intelligence…
