Over 10,000 Federal Agents May Have Access To Secretive Surveillance Program

At an April 27 House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) referred to a court-ordered report which said that over 10,000 federal agents may have access to a secretive surveillance program.

More than 10,000 federal employees might have access to data revealed by a secretive government surveillance program that has come under scrutiny because of alleged abuses, according to expert testimony to Congress.

At an April 27 House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, lawmakers heard from a panel of witnesses on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which gives intelligence agencies broad powers to conduct surveillance on foreigners suspected of spying for a foreign power or belonging to a terrorist group. The witnesses included a representative from the Department of Justice Inspector General and two witnesses from the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

However, bipartisan concerns have been raised because the program also has the ability to collec...

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