Most intelligence programs at the technical level aren't signed into order by a POTUS. Only intel overhaul, and that is at the Congressional level - IRTPA, Patriot Act, etc. Tech programs are grown organically and Congress is largely left in the dark.
Thanks! Sorry.I thought Clinton singed a order for Echelon in 93'. My bad.
Most intelligence programs at the technical level aren't signed into order by a POTUS. Only intel overhaul, and that is at the Congressional level - IRTPA, Patriot Act, etc. Tech programs are grown organically and Congress is largely left in the dark.