Month: April 2014

(HARTFORD, CT) – On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in Waterbury to announce state funding for several major projects throughout the state to renovate and upgrade Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges and rail.  He will be joined by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, Mayor Neil O’Leary, state Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker, state lawmakers, representatives from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), and labor groups.

 

 

WHO: Governor Malloy, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy, Congresswoman Esty, Mayor O’Leary, Commissioner Redeker, state lawmakers, representatives from CBIA, labor groups

WHAT: Governor Malloy holds news conference to announce several major projects to upgrade Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure

WHEN: Tuesday, April 15, 2014; 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: ConnDOT commuter lot off of I-84 (Exit 23) on Hamilton Avenue in Waterbury

PCLOB Oversight Enhancement Act requires regular reports to civil liberties oversight board

 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced he will introduce a bill to guarantee timely intelligence reports to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the presidential advisory board tasked with protecting the civil liberties of all Americans.  The PCLOB Oversight Enhancement Act requires intelligence agencies to provide the PCLOB with copies of the detailed reports on their surveillance programs they already submit to the House Intelligence Committee, on which Himes serves.

 

“As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I help ensure that our intelligence agencies are respecting the law and Americans’ right to privacy while conducting their mission to protect our national security,” said Himes. “The only way I can conduct proper oversight is with timely and accurate information – information the PCLOB currently lacks.  My bill fills a wide gap in information sharing to help maintain the proper balance between privacy and security.”

 

Congress established the PCLOB in 2007 to help balance security and civil liberties in national security policy. However, while intelligence agencies report their activities regularly to the House Intelligence Committee, the PCLOB is often left out of the loop and must devote much of its scarce resources to being kept a part of the conversation. The PCLOB Oversight Enhancement Act enshrines a recent recommendation made by the PCLOB to help them fulfill their Congressionally-mandated responsibilities.