Absent congressional approval, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will expire at the end of calendar year 2023. CERL Advisory Council member George Croner joined the inaugural episode of the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Overheard podcast to explain the origins of the foreign intelligence surveillance program and why it is so critical for national security.

George W. Croner was the principal litigation counsel in the Office of General Counsel at the National Security Agency (NSA). He is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) in its national security program and a member of CERL’s Advisory Council. You can follow him on Twitter (@GeorgeCroner) and find a list of his publications at FPRI.org. Read his full bio here.

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