You're right that Wyden and Udall (and earlier Feingold) have been working hard on this, and have repeatedly expressed frustration about what they can't discuss. So it's good to see their offices now feel they can confirm that this is what they were getting at. But what I was calling attention to is the "current and former administration officials", similar to Eric Lichtblau's NY Times description of the people who had seen the FISA court orders. If they're talking with permission, it's a decision by the administration to have a little more transparency (either as spin or because they really believe their rhetoric that the American people will approve once they have the facts). If not, then it's new people taking whistleblower-like actions. Either way, interesting.

EDIT: Orin Kerr speculated about Lichtblau's story:

I would guess that this leak coming from “current and former officials” is an authorized leak designed to see if revealing some information will take the pressure off to reveal more. If I’m right, we’ll see if it works, or if this leak only creates more pressure to release the opinions or at least reveal more about them.

http://www.volokh.com/2013/07/07/hints-and-questions-about-t...