Former NSA head to talk about government surveillance – Greenville News

Posted: April 12, 2017 at 8:23 am

An ex-CIA associate director and a former head of the National Security Agency will be making appearances at Furman University.(Photo: FILE/Staff)Buy Photo

An ex-CIA associate director and a former head of the National Security Agency will be making appearancesat Furman University during a two-day symposium on national security and civil liberties.

The symposium, "Safe and Free? Civil Liberties and the Fight for National Security," is free and open to the public.

It starts at 7 p.m. Monday with Lt. Gen. John Mulholland (U.S. Army, ret.), a former commander of special forces and CIA associate director for military affairs, who will speak on Americas Current and Future National Security Challenges.

Following his talk, commander of U.S. Army Intelligence Maj. Gen. Chris Ballard, Jen Lambert of the State Department, and biotechnology scientist Sheana Cavitt will discuss how we address national security challenges in an increasingly complex world.

At 7 p.m. Tuesday,Adm. Mike McConnell (U.S. Navy, ret.), former U.S. Director of National Intelligence and former head of the National Security Agency will present the case for government surveillance.

Weighing in on the balance between providing national security and protecting civil liberties are Maurice Owens, who coordinated the White House situation room and is now an executive with Libra Group; Eli Dourado, a technology policy and cybersecurity expert; former CIA officer Mike Roosevelt; and National Public Radio's lead digital reporter Jessica Taylor.

Historian and 10th Furman president David Shi will moderate both sessions.

All 10 speakers Furman University graduates.

The symposium is presented by the Riley Institute and the university's Department of Politics and International Affairs.

For more information about the symposium, contact the Riley Institute at 864-294-3546 or visit this link.

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