An outside panel appointed by U. S. President Barack Obama has outlined 46 recommendations to limit the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs, but above all found the programs should stay in place, according to the review report released by the White House Wednesday.
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein on Monday announced that the panel will initiate "a major review" into all U.S. intelligence programs amid uproar following media disclosures about U.S. spying on world leaders.
The White House on Wednesday denied that the National Security Agency (NSA) has domestic Internet surveillance program, with its reach even broader than U. S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed.
The Obama administration on Wednesday declassified three documents to give some broad details to the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program, before Senators grilled intelligence officials about the program in a hearing.
An internal report of the U.S. intelligence community shows that the government is investigating hundreds of cases of leaks by members of various intelligence agencies, U.S. media reported on Monday.
The White House on Monday declined to comment on a whistle-blower who revealed details about two classified surveillance programs by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).