The intelligence agency head and other officials are to testify before the House of Representatives later.
And the chair of the Senate's intelligence committee called for a "total review" of US spying programmes.
The president has spoken publicly of his intent to probe spying activities amid claims of eavesdropping on allies.
An EU delegate in Washington has described the row over intelligence gathering as "a breakdown of trust".
"But what we've seen over the last several years is their capacities continue to develop and expand, and that's why I'm initiating now, a review to make sure that what they're able to do, doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing."
White House spokesman Jay Carney earlier told reporters that the administration "recognise[s] there needs to be additional constraints on how we gather and use intelligence".
Neither Mr Carney nor Mr Obama have commented on specific allegations that the US eavesdropped on international allies, including tapping the phones of foreign officials.
German media reported that the US had bugged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone for more than a decade - and that the surveillance only ended a few months ago.
SOURCE : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24722636
And the chair of the Senate's intelligence committee called for a "total review" of US spying programmes.
The president has spoken publicly of his intent to probe spying activities amid claims of eavesdropping on allies.
An EU delegate in Washington has described the row over intelligence gathering as "a breakdown of trust".
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Dianne Feinstein Senate Intelligence Committee chairIt is my understanding that President Obama was not aware Chancellor Merkel's communications were being collected since 2002. That is a big problem”
In a US television interview, President
Obama said that national security operations were being reassessed to
make sure the National Security Agency's (NSA) growing technical spying
capability was kept under control.
"We give them policy direction," he told ABC's Fusion network. "But what we've seen over the last several years is their capacities continue to develop and expand, and that's why I'm initiating now, a review to make sure that what they're able to do, doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing."
White House spokesman Jay Carney earlier told reporters that the administration "recognise[s] there needs to be additional constraints on how we gather and use intelligence".
Neither Mr Carney nor Mr Obama have commented on specific allegations that the US eavesdropped on international allies, including tapping the phones of foreign officials.
German media reported that the US had bugged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone for more than a decade - and that the surveillance only ended a few months ago.
SOURCE : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24722636
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