President Barack Obama described the incident as a "systemic failure" of America's security apparatus, and U.S.officials have pledged to do what it takes to prevent a recurrence.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

What does the U.N.plan to do with the data it has gathered now?

VOA: standard.2010.07.07

He also sees diplomacy as not succeeding and insufficient to persuade Iran or to stop Iran from going nuclear, And I think he will be showing his frustration to President Obama that what the U.S.administration is trying to do now is too late and not enough."

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

"How do we get creative and think not just of what they have done, but what they are going to do next and next and next?" But the homeland security secretary says the U.S.government must also take care not to intrude on citizen privacy as it ramps up its defense of the worldwide electronic network government agencies, businesses and individuals increasingly depend on.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11