Blog Post 3.10 "Controlling the NSA"

Read the following article from The Huffington Post about how the other branches of government can best control the NSA.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-e-prasch/to-reform-the-nsa-slash-i_b_4646360.html

Click this!!!!!

1. What does the NSA and its leadership think of the public's opinion of the agency?
2. How does the author say the people in charge of the NSA got their jobs?
3. How does the author say you can speak to the leadership in a way that will force them to listen?
4. What would be the result of cutting the NSA's budget by 33%?

Blog Post 3.9 "Expensive Army Clothes!!"

Read the following article from The Daily Beast online about decision making between Congress and the Department of Defense.

Check out these pants!

Write a paragraph summary of the article and answer the following questions.

1. Which branch of government made the decision to change the army's camo pattern again?
2. What is the role of the Government Accountability Office?
3. What did Congress have the Army Soldier Systems Center do before a decision could be made?
4. How do the soldiers feel about the new camo?
5. What evidence is there of iron triangles in action in this article?  (Check the Sgt. Pelak quotes)
6. How does Officer Gallagher describe the decision making process for the military?  Who are the decision makers looking out for?
7. Based on what you read in this article, how would you describe decision making in the bureaucratic agencies?