On September 17, 2013, the Brennan Center received a response from the Justice Department’s Inspector General. It states that the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued two reports on this topic — one in 2007, addressing the use of Section 215 orders from 2002-2005, and one in 2008, addressing the use of Section 215 orders in 2006. Both reports were issued in unclassified form with redactions. The letter states that OIG has asked the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to conduct a declassification review of these reports. It also states that OIG is currently reviewing the use of Section 215 orders from 2007-2009, and that the results of the declassification review for the 2007 and 2008 reports will inform how much of the forthcoming report can be made public.
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Letter from DOJ Responding to Surveillance Program Request
On September 17, 2013, the Brennan Center received a response from the Justice Department’s Inspector General. It states that the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued two reports on this topic — one in 2007, addressing the use of Section 215 orders from 2002-2005, and one in 2008, addressing the use of Section 215 orders in 2006. Both reports were issued in unclassified form with redactions. The letter states that OIG has asked the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to conduct a declassification review of these reports. It also states that OIG is currently reviewing the use of Section 215 orders from 2007-2009, and that the results of the declassification review for the 2007 and 2008 reports will inform how much of the forthcoming report can be made public.
On September 17, 2013, the Brennan Center received a response from the Justice Department’s Inspector General. It states that the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has issued two reports on this topic — one in 2007, addressing the use of Section 215 orders from 2002-2005, and one in 2008, addressing the use of Section 215 orders in 2006. Both reports were issued in unclassified form with redactions. The letter states that OIG has asked the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to conduct a declassification review of these reports. It also states that OIG is currently reviewing the use of Section 215 orders from 2007-2009, and that the results of the declassification review for the 2007 and 2008 reports will inform how much of the forthcoming report can be made public.