CERTAIN-ALLEGATIONS-REGARDING-E-MAIL-TO-AGENCY-OFFICIALS-ABOUT-NSA-PROGRAMS.PDF

 
June 3, 2016 
 
 
Today the National Security Agency (NSA) is making public more than 200 
documents it recently released under the Freedom of Information Act. The 
documents illustrate that, as the Agency reported in May 2014, NSA conducted a 
thorough search of e-mail and has no records of any e-mail from former NSA 
contractor Edward Snowden to Agency officials raising concerns about NSA 
programs.   
 
The documents posted today reveal the details of the Agency’s many 
efforts to locate the alleged e-mail. Despite an exhaustive search that included 
looking for all of Mr. Snowden’s e-mai…

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Last night Val provided a heads-up about an article in Vanity Fair. As you may be aware, excerpts of that article now 
appear on the web. In them, Edward Snowden is quoted as saying that he contacted "NSA's law…

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Hello Ed, 
Executive Orders (E.O.s) have the "force and effect of law." That said, you 
are correct that E.O.s cannot override a statute. 
In general, DOD and ODNI regulations are afforded similar precedence though 
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The training states the following: 
(U) The Hierarchy of Governing Authorities and Documents is displayed from the 
highest authority to the lowest authority as follows: 
U.S. Constitution 
Federal Statutes/ Presidential Executive Orders (EO) 
Department of Defense (DoD) and Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence (ODNI) Regulations 
NSA/CSS Directives and Policies 
USSIOs 
SID Management Directives and Policies 
Office Policies 
I'm not entirely certain, but this does not seem correct, as it seems to imply 
Executive Orders have the same precedence as law. 
My underst…

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Records Requested: Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts request: 
To: National Security Agency 
Attn: FOIA/PA Office (DJ4) 
9800 Savage Road 
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Ft. George Meade, MD 20755-6248 
This is a request for records und…

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::The N.S.A. at this point not only knows I raised complaints, but that there is evidence that 
I made my concerns known to the N.S.A.'s lawyers, because I did some of it through e-mail," 
Mr. Snowden said. "I directly challenge the N.S.A. to deny that I contacted N.S.A. oversight 
and compliance bodies directly via e-mail and that I specifically expressed concerns about 
their suspect interpretation of the law, and I welcome members of Congress to request a 
written answer to this question [from the N.S.A.)." 
A link to the report in question can be found here: 
http ://www.va…