Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Homeland Security Intelligence and Capabilities History has shown the importance of the intelligence community directed towards homeland security in and around the United States of America. Its capabilities have grown exponentially over the past couple decades, especially with the use of the internet. Yet, there are limitations that the U.S. still deals with to this day in order to support these efforts. The homeland security enterprise also has capabilities, but there are challenges…

The Patriot Act is a government bill hastily passed after the days of the 911 terrorist attacks. In essence it is essentially an extension of a currently existing program called FISA, which allows for spying on other countries. This program costs a total of 64 billion dollars a year. And it also allows for government overreach in the form of civilian surveillance which is supposed to be prohibited by the 4th amendment (Costly 2). However the Patriot Act hasn't stopped any terrorist attacks…

After the attacks of 9/11, nearly 263 government agencies were reorganized as well as the creation of the Department of Homeland security, which nearly doubled the intelligence budget from 2001 (Freedman, 2011). Much of the technology used in surveillance efforts is off-the-shelf and is lacking in innovation. Moreover, the technological boom in the private sector has afforded the Government many avenues in which to collect information on private citizen including…

soured their relationship with political leaders of many countries. According to a credible newspaper, The Guardian, “Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 had their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted”. They learned this information from the documents uncovered by the whistleblower Edward Snowden. Many foreign officials were infuriated by this information and felt that the United States government has crossed a big line.…

This act was widely accepted in a knee-jerk response to the September terrorism the month before. We, as Americans, were angry, insecure, afraid, and wanted things done quickly. Our Civil Rights went down as our safety went up. This act allowed law enforcement to use surveillance against more crimes of terror, federal agents to follow sophisticated terrorists trained to evade detection. Basically this act gave law enforcement more room to delve in further…

could be collected in advance, before the suspect was even known? What if just the act of collecting data could result in the identification of completely new suspects? More than a few have pondered this question, just days after the Sept. 11th attacks on New York and the Pentagon, John Yoo, the Justice Department lawyer at the time, wrote an internal memo that argued that the government should use "electronic surveillance techniques and equipment that are more powerful and sophisticated than…

Running Head: 1 INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES 1 Intelligent Agencies STS 364 Sadat Cano Arizona State University 3/23/2015 In the U.S national security Umbrella corporations it is composed of many agencies that related to the national security of the United States of America. The U.S national security organizations are composed of many different organizations safe guarding the United of States of American. This organizations serve a purpose to ensure the safety of the United States Citizens and they…

The Department of Homeland Security and the US Patriot Act where created and passed as a direct result of the terrorist attacks orchestrated on September 11, 2001. As a package, both work to preserve life and liberty to citizens of the United States, whether in the homeland or abroad. Therefore, the Department of Homeland Security, while utilizing the US Patriot Act, has partnered with local law enforcement in order to be on the front lines of detecting and preventing homeland terrorism. The…

dramatic and horrible acts committed on September 11, 2001, the world was in shock. The magnitude of the terrorist attacks were nothing to be overlooked. The United States knew they had to find a way to keep the people calm and in a safe place. Forty-five days after the terrorist attacks on the nation, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, acronym for the “ Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The acts primitive…

decided to act and went after terrorist organizations abroad and implemented laws in America to defend our freedoms. Following these acts of terrorism, The United States government implemented an act designed to enable law enforcement and government agencies to investigate, interrogate and prosecute anyone fitting their profile for the terrorist attacks. President Bush authorized the Patriot Act in October of 2001 with the hope that it would prevent further terrorist attacks. The Patriot Act…