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For Immediate Release
MAY 5, 2006
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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STATEMENT OF FBI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR KERRY E. HAYNES, OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,
ON FCC’S REPORT AND ORDER ON CALEA
Washington
D.C. – Kerry E. Haynes, FBI Assistant
Director, Operational Technology Division today issued
the following statement in response to a recent Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) report addressing the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA):
“The FCC has taken an enormously important step
in ensuring that court-authorized electronic surveillance
capabilities keep pace with the complex evolution of communications
technology. The FCC ruling goes a long way to discouraging
the use of new communications systems as potential safe
havens for criminals and terrorists intent on exploiting
technology to evade law enforcement while facilitating
their activities.
In unanimously approving this Order, the FCC has signaled
its commitment to public safety, national security, and
law enforcement’s continued ability to conduct electronic
surveillance in a cost effective manner. The FCC has performed
an important role in the continued implementation of CALEA.
In short, the FCC has fulfilled its duty, as Congress originally
envisioned, to address the evolving issues associated with
the continued implementation of CALEA while balancing the
interests of law enforcement, the communications industry,
and the American public. The FBI looks forward to continuing
to work collaboratively with industry as they develop for
themselves technical standards to achieve these important
law enforcement and national security capabilities.”
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