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How do you think the NSA is doing in balancing its responsibility of ensuring our national security while protecting civil liberties? What is it about SIGINT that has recently brought the NSA under such heavy scrutiny and how is this different from any other disciplines youve learned about?
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Topic Assignments:
The following 3 reading assignments will help you further understand what exactly the NSA does to support the Department of Defense as well as the Intelligence Community.
Reading 3.1 - Read the article Inside the NSA outlining known NSA programs
Reading 3.2 - Read The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - SIGINT and Combating the Insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan taken from The Secret Sentry
Read the following explanation for why Section 215 was reviewed. Do you agree with the president's decision to change tactics? Do you think this would have happened, had the information not been leaked?
Reading 3.3 - Read Statement by the President on the Section 215 Bulk Metadata Program
Next, read the following journal article and the accompanied news article. Think about any parallels between the two readings. Could these leaks explain why our intelligence community might be having troubles keeping up and predicting Russian strategies? Why or why not?
Reading 3.4 - Read Myth, Paradox, and the Obligations of Leadership - Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, and the Next Leak
Reading 3.5 - Read U.S. Scurries to Shore Up Spying on Russia
The final reading assignment is an article from WIRED magazine. What are the implications that come from building this data center? What could this mean for the future of NSA's intelligence collection?
Reading 3.6 - Read the article The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center