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Letter to Inspector General George Ellard, Inspector General, NSA - Intentional Abuse of NSA Authorities

Letter

Date: Aug. 27, 2013
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Issues: National Security

August 27, 2013

Dr. George Ellard, Inspector General
National Security Agency
Office of the Inspector General
9800 Savage Road, Suite 6247
Fort Meade, MD 20755

Dear Dr. Ellard:

I write in response to media reports that your office has documented instances in which NSA personnel intentionally and willfully abused their surveillance authorities.

For each of these instances, I request that you provide the following information:

(1) The specific details of the conduct committed by the NSA employee;

(2) The job title and attendant duties and responsibilities of the NSA employee at the time;

(3) How the conduct was discovered by NSA management and/or your office;

(4) The law or other legal authority -- whether it be a statute, executive order, or regulation -- that your office concluded was intentionally and willfully violated;

(5) The reasons your office concluded that the conduct was intentional and willful;

(6) The specifics of any internal administrative or disciplinary action that was taken against the employee, including whether the employee was terminated; and

(7) Whether your office referred any of these instances for criminal prosecution, and if not, why not?

Thank you for your prompt attention to this important request. I would appreciate a response by September 11, 2013. I also request that you respond in an unclassified manner to the extent
possible.

Sincerely,


Charles E. Grassley
Ranking Member

cc: Honorable Patrick Leahy, Chairman


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