Updates | The Week of May 8, 2017
Sarah Mahmood // 5/14/17 //
President Trump signed an executive order on cybersecurity (WaPo, The Hill).
- At Lawfare, Helen Murillo summarizes the order.
- Meanwhile, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper expressed doubt that the order would come with sufficient authorities and resources to be meaningful (The Hill).
- Senators urged the Trump Administration to develop a comprehensive cyber deterrence and defense strategy (The Hill).
The Department of Homeland Security will announce a ban on laptops and other large electronic devices in the cabin on flights from Europe (Daily Beast).
- At Lawfare, Paul Rosenzweig notes the absence of any logical limit to the ban and suggests it might be expanded further.
The FBI clarified testimony by Director Comey regarding the handling of emails by Hillary Clinton’s aide, Huma Abedin (NYT).
Stanford-affiliated legal scholars have sought access to sealed surveillance records, but a federal magistrate judge appears skeptical of their request (Ars Technica).
An update on two Guantanamo cases pending before the Supreme Court (Lyle Denniston).
Rand Paul has requested information on whether President Obama surveilled him (The Hill).