The Inspector General Access Act (IG Access Act) has been proposed as a necessary measure for increasing accountability and transparency at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), making it politically toxic to oppose. This characterization could not be farther from the truth.

Flexibility Works: Consistent Access to Telework Supports the Effective Administration of Justice

The current pay system over relies on the goodwill on AUSAs who are willing to take a pay cut to serve their country. This is unsustainable and places our U.S. Attorney Offices at a disadvantage in the recruitment and retention of qualified personnel. Without top talent our criminal justice system cannot adequately serve and protect the American people.

Telework Enhances the Administration of Justice

The methodology relied upon in the JMD report to analyze salaries is flawed because it is based upon years from appointment as opposed to years of post-JD experience, which is how salaries are determined under the AD pay scale.

NAAUSA is participating in the ongoing Congressional debate over modernizing the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and is working to assure that Congress considers legitimate law enforcement and civil enforcement needs in any rebalancing of the law to satisfy privacy expectations.

NAAUSA President Steve Cook was invited to testify at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on December 1, 2015. NAAUSA agrees that imposing a warrant requirement for the government to secure stored email in a criminal investigation is appropriate as a general rule. Stve's written testimony concluded that "The Email Privacy Act, unfortunately, goes much further and in the process creates more problems than it solves.

This report provides an overview of federal law governing wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). It also appends citations to state law in the area and the text of ECPA.