In 2016 the ODNI which is essentially the head of the Patriot Act and also FISA requested an increase of 15% funding from 2014 (McCutcheon 3). This would increase the budget to 72 billion dollars a year. On top of that, the government is expanding its programs to include multiple branches. Sometimes for only specific tasks, like civilian information decryption. The ODNI has also overstepped in attempting to collect so much data that it needed a cancellation in 2011 (Gerdes 2). Instead of focusing on other countries methods for fighting terrorism, which are usually much more successful and cost much less, America continues it's own methods in almost a delusional hope that it will succeed even though it won't. As evidenced by the multiple breaches of security that have happened, but haven't ended badly. Or the continued mass
In 2016 the ODNI which is essentially the head of the Patriot Act and also FISA requested an increase of 15% funding from 2014 (McCutcheon 3). This would increase the budget to 72 billion dollars a year. On top of that, the government is expanding its programs to include multiple branches. Sometimes for only specific tasks, like civilian information decryption. The ODNI has also overstepped in attempting to collect so much data that it needed a cancellation in 2011 (Gerdes 2). Instead of focusing on other countries methods for fighting terrorism, which are usually much more successful and cost much less, America continues it's own methods in almost a delusional hope that it will succeed even though it won't. As evidenced by the multiple breaches of security that have happened, but haven't ended badly. Or the continued mass