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Watch Live: President Obama Addresses NSA Scandal and Possible Changes
President Barack Obama speaks about college education, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The event which is to promote opportunities for students to attend and finish college and university, was attended by college and university presidents and leaders from nonprofits, foundations, governments and businesses. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

Watch Live: President Obama Addresses NSA Scandal and Possible Changes

From the Associated Press:

President Barack Obama on Friday will call for ending the government's control of phone data from millions of Americans, a senior administration official said. The move marks a significant change to the National Security Agency's controversial bulk phone record collection program.

Obama will announce the move in a highly anticipated speech at the Justice Department. However, the official said Obama will not recommend who should control the phone data and will instead call on the attorney general, intelligence community and Congress to make that determination. He's asked for a recommendation on where to move the data before March 28, when the collection program comes up for reauthorization.

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