The official, who declined to be named ahead of the president's 3 p.m. news conference, said that Mr. Obama will describe new plans to "increase transparency" in the surveillance efforts.
Prior was the surprise selection in yesterday's 15-man squad when, despite having not played a one-day international for almost a year, he was named ahead of fellow wicketkeeper Steven Davies.
The specifics of Mr. Hagel's proposals were described over recent days by more than a dozen Pentagon, administration and Congressional officials on the condition that they not be named ahead of the release of the final version of the rules.
The 52-year-old, who attracted publicity when he visited Kim Jong Un in North Korea, was named ahead of twerking pop star Miley Cyrus, Obama and celebrity chef Paula Deen.
The Independent filmmakers Sam Collins and Jarrod Kimber were named ahead of their rivals in the best television documentary category for the feature-length Death of a Gentleman, which addressed the impact of T20 cricket on Test cricket.
The two hand-typed sheets of paper also suggest that Uma Thurman was not even in the original running to play gangster's moll Mia Wallace, with Virginia Madsen, Marisa Tomei, Patricia Arquette and Phoebe Cates all named ahead of her.
