Americans expect NSA to conduct its missions within the law. But given the inherently secret nature of those missions, how can Americans be sure that the Agency does not invade their privacy?
The
4th Amendment of the Constitution demands it... oversight
committees within all three branches of the U.S. government ensure
it... and NSA employees, as U.S. citizens, have a vested interest
in upholding it. Respecting the law is only a part of gaining
Americans' trust.
The
American people need to know, within the bounds of operational
security, what NSA does and why they do it, and how they work
within the Intelligence community and the Department of Defense
to protect the Nation's freedom.
With each new day, NSA is writing new and unexpected chapters. The missions have never been clearer. The challenges have never been greater. The stakes have never been higher.