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Just Security’s expert authors offer analysis of U.S. Congress’ role in national security, foreign affairs, the rule of law, and rights. Coverage includes analysis and informational resources related to the legislative process, oversight and investigations of the executive branch, and major debates on the separation of powers and Congress’ constitutional role.
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US Government Petitions for Rehearing En Banc (Again) in Al Bahlul
The petition is available here. This is not a terribly surprising development. But as I wrote after the panel decision, it’s also not likely to succeed, given the composition…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 27–31
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:00am – House Energy and Commerce – Subcommittee on Oversight…
The Declining Half-Life of Secrets
Image credit: US Government via Wikimedia Commons The following post is a preview of a new paper from New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative, where the author is a fellow.…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 20–24
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:30am – Senate Armed Services – Nomination: Gen. Mark A. Milley…
CIA and OLC Must Release More “Secret” Documents on Aulaqi Drone Strike
On Thursday, a federal district court in New York issued its latest ruling in the ACLU’s long-running Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation seeking the legal and factual…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 13–17
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, July 14, 2015 9:30am – Senate Armed Services – Nominations: Gen. Paul J.…
It’s Time to End the “Debate” on Encryption Backdoors
Yesterday, on Lawfare, FBI Director James Comey laid out his concern that the growing adoption of strong encryption technologies will frustrate law enforcement’s ability to conduct…
It’s Time for a Review of the Forever War
It’s been more than 5,000 days and the global conflict started after September 11 shows no sign of ending. Last week, the Pentagon released its latest National Military Strategy…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 6–10
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, July 7, 2015 9:30am – Senate Armed Services – Counter-ISIL (Islamic State…
OPM, CISA, and the Cybersecurity Oxymoron
In Congress, bad policy ideas are like vampires: They are very hard to kill because they’re always somehow coming back from the dead. Such is the case with this year’s iteration…
There’s No Reason to Hide the Amount of Secret Law
Last week, President Obama announced a new policy that would allow private parties to pay ransoms to hostage takers. The policy was established through an executive order and an…
Sloppy Cyber Threat Sharing Is Surveillance by Another Name
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…