“The administration is abusing the CUI designation to keep this unclassified information from the American public,” Wyden continued.
Wyden has put a hold on Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh’s confirmation until the NSA gives a yes or no on buying Americans’ location data and browsing histories without a warrant. The Pentagon already told him in 2021 which agencies buy this data. Then it stamped the answer “controlled unclassified information” so he couldn’t say. The NSA’s silence is the answer.