The efforts of Senators Ron Wyden and Harry Reid to block the progress of the Total Information Awareness surveillance program through an amendment (S. 59) added to the omnibus spending bill to discontinue its funding, have been successful.
For additional information on this legislation and the Democratic-led initiative to terminate this government sponsored data mining program targeted at U.S. citizens, see an article in today’s New York Times here, and an article from Reuters AlertNet here.
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Daily Archives: February 12, 2003
Strategic Plan for Total Information Awareness Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) released a strategic plan (PDF) detailing the goals and objectives of the Total Information Awareness Program, as required by the Senate as part of the Defense Authorization Act of 2003. Continue Reading
Copyright and Digital Archives
Copyright Issues Relevant to the Creation of a Digital Archive: A Preliminary Assessment. Continue Reading
.edu Domain Expanded by Commerce
The Department of Commerce is extending the use of the .edu domain beyond colleges and universities to now include a wide range of “educational institutions,” according to this Reuter’s report. Continue Reading
Report Backs Public Access to CRS Reports
Congressional Research Service Products: Taxpayers Should Have Easy Access. From the report: “$81 million of tax-payer money funded the Congressional Research Service (CRS) in FY 2002. CRS authors products at the request of current Members of Congress, many of whom become lobbyists, but CRS products are made difficult if not impossible for the public to… Continue Reading
