The Already Abysmal NSA Surveillance Panel Is Now On Hold Due To The Government Shutdown

Under-promise, and then under-under-deliver is the name of this game. The panel to vet the NSA set up by the President, and nurtured by current Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, is now on hiatus, its funds being frozen as part of the larger governmental shutdown. The panel, one of the President’s small promises that were given in the wake of sweeping leaks concerning the actions of America’s intelligence and surveillance apparatus, was to contain outsiders who could take a cri...