So I was doing some digging on older crumbs and found the link to Q's 1/17/2014 clue about Snowden.
The Snowden leaks were a catalyst for the following. Get to digging, Anons!
"NSA reforms" put in place on 1/17/2014 by BHO.
Video and transcript in link:
https: //www.washingtonpost.com/politics/full-text-of-president-obamas-jan-17-speech-on-nsa-reforms/2014/01/17/fa33590a-7f8c-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html?utm_term=.68132735fc32