of digital data to find terrorist-related information is being overseen by the DNI's Privacy and Civil Liberties Office," he writes. McConnell also discusses what he sees as a need to cooperate more with local law enforcement authorities in the United States. "The way to do so would be to share threat information with state and local officials as well as members of the private sector. The unique contribution made by men and women on the ground is vital to U.S. national security," he writes, identifying some examples in which local authorities uncovered purported terrorists threats. "State and local partners should no longer be treated as only first responders; they are also the first lines of prevention." Perhaps more notable than what McConnell says in his article is whatwiretapping. He expanded on his criticism in a response to the opinion piece. "In his May 21 op-ed, Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, tried to make the case for the administration's new proposal for rewriting FISA. But his complaints about the current system were inaccurate," wrote Rep. Reyes (D-TX) in the May 30 response. "In fact, I believe it was the administration's cumbersome, uncoordinated process and not the statutory requirements that led the president to authorize an end-run around FISA." McConnell also touched other subjects in his Foreign Affairs article. For one, he discussed the new technology being used by the Federal Bureau of Intelligence overseas to identify individuals who are 'in custody.' "[The Rapid Technology Transition Initiative] has already shown its value. Since its deployment