The research focuses on the intersection of technology, policy, business losses wider ramifications of key technological trends and development. He testified before congress more recently on drums, privacy and intellectual property and also the broad for the Global Agenda Council and cybersecurity. John is going to go through the basics of sections of a note to and sort of like a onetoone introduction and for the rest of our program today. John, welcome good thank you for coming today. I realize theres probably some countrys top experts on seven of two of the room and perhaps people who know a little more. If youre one of the countrys top, you will learn nothing in the next 25, 30 minutes. The goal of this portion of the talk is to make sure we are all starting to think foundation. Im not going to argue in favor or against section 702. I am going to lay out the same place. My understanding is programmatically this one goes until 12 45 in the without much for you and will come back and
Ill take the opportunity of session. To begin this im not going to spend a lot of time on introductions, but very briefly, i have been with us from brookings, and this is a real opportunity because my co panelist, interviewee, im not sure what to call him, he has a remarkable diversity of experience with 702. I actually met matt way back when he was working on guantanamo issues once of upon a time, but subsequent to that he became general counsel at nsa and went from there to run the National Counterterrorism center which is fundamentally analytical but draws on a lot of sources of intelligence including, as i think youll hear of 702 material. So, let me start by just asking you, on a scale of one to ten, 702ortant is 702 the u. S. Counterterrorism missions and other National Security interests, and what other interests. If i can channel the movie spinal tap, i will say 11, for those of you who have seen the movie. On a scale of one to ten, in all seriousness, its very important. I go
All right. Im going to take the opportunity of this lull to begin the session. So im not going to spend a lot of time on introductions. I do just want very briefly, with us from brookings and law affair, this is a real opportunity, because matt, my copanelists interviewee, im not sure what to call him when theres only two of us, has a real remarkable diversity of experience with 702. And so i actually met matt way back when he was working on gaugh guantanamo issues once upon a time. He became general counsel at nsa and went from there to run National Security. As i think youll hear a lot of 702 material. And so let me start by just asking you, on a scale of 1 to 10, how important is 702 to u. S. Counterterrorism mission and to other national skuecurity progrs and what other interests . If i can channel the movies, ill say 11, for those of you who have seen the movie. The amplifier goes to 11. Ive had a lot of conversations about and it is you know, it is important i think to understand
The white house announcing Anthony Scaramucci is out, 10 days after take the job as White House Communications director. The move, to quote, give general kelly a clean slate. Adam, good evening. Reporter when you talk about a clean slate, its not the first time they had to clean the slate at the white house. But in regards to Anthony Scaramucci, not only is he out as Communications Director. He was escorted from the white house. When asked if he was going to be part of the Trump Administration as an advisor or work in some other capacity, the simple answer is no. Here is a what sarah sanders, the press secretary at the white house, said about it. The president felt anthonys comments were inappropriate for a person in that position. He didnt want to burden general kelly with that line of succession as when made clear a few times over the course of the last couple days to several of individuals. General kelly has the full authority to operate in the white house and all staff will report
We are proud of that exhibit and the rest of the year are all about that great rivalry between so much to the states history. Second, i hope you will get a flyer coming in about the month of july were having our annual backpack drive with district 186 and if you donate of backpack you get free admission to the museum that is good for the rest of the year and transferable. If you bring five backpacks and you get five free admissions. Please consider doing that. Its for a good cause. All those backpacks go to underserved kids in district 186. Please do consider bringing in backpacks. Finally, please put on your calendars are all american picnic which will host in Union Square Park on saturday august 19. From 6 00 p. M. Until 10 00 p. M. Well have food and activities and end with the classic movie, field of dreams. Continuing our baseball theme this year. Again, thank you for being here and its my pleasure to introduce our speaker, peter baker asserts that the New York Times chief White H