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The Blotter (ABC News): “The FBI repeatedly failed to follow the strict guidelines of the Patriot Act when its agents took advantage of a new provision allowing the FBI to obtain phone and financial records without a court order, according to a report to be made public Friday by the Justice Department’s Inspector General.” A …
Press release: “Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-Venice), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, today announced the introduction of two bills that would address and reverse problematic parts of the Military Commissions Act. Both the Restoring the …
“This rule amends part 0 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the establishment of the National Security Division at the Department of Justice. The National Security Division was created by section 506 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (“the Act”). This rule, which sets forth the …
House Judiciary, Full Committee Hearing: Protecting the Right to Vote: Election Deception and Irregularities in Recent Federal Elections March 6, 2007. “Election intimidation and deception have become an unfortuante aspect of recent federal elections, threatening to undermine Americans’ confidence in a democratic government,” Conyers said. “This hearing will expose some of the problems that voters …
News.com: “The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by proposing that Web sites must keep records of who uploads photographs or videos in case police determine the content is illegal and choose to investigate, CNET News.com has learned. That proposal surfaced Wednesday in a private meeting during which U.S. Department of Justice officials, …
Review of Customs and Border Protection’s Agriculture Inspection Activities, OIG-07-32 (PDF, 58 pages) February 2007. February 28, 2007 Secretary Michael Chertoff, testified [text of his testimony] before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “With Congresss help, DHS has made measurable progress in achieving effective control of the border and improving the enforcement of our immigration laws …
Washington Post, February 28, 2007: New Profiling Program Raises Privacy Concerns: “The Department of Homeland Security is testing a data-mining program that would attempt to spot terrorists by combing vast amounts of information about average Americans, such as flight and hotel reservations.” Christian Science Monitor, February 9, 2006: US plans massive data sweep – Little-known …
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced draft regulations in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish minimum standards for state-issued drivers licenses and identification cards in accordance with the REAL ID Act of 2005. These proposed regulations set standards for states to meet the requirements of the REAL …
Press release: “In keeping with its tradition of assembling national commissions of major stature, the Miller Center has convened the National War Powers Commission, a private bipartisan panel led by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher. The Commission will examine how the Constitution allocates the powers of beginning, conducting, and …
Follow up to February 21, 2007 posting, DHS Announces Traveler Redress Inquiry Program, today Rep. Henry Waxman, Chair of Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to TSA requesting “explain why a TSA website that collected Social Security numbers and personal information from the public operated for several days without basic security measures.”
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today the launch of the DHS Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP). Travelers can now seek redress and resolve possible watch list misidentification issues with any of the departments component agencies at an easy to use and easy to access online location…DHS TRIP provides a way …
Technical Security Evaluation of DHS Activities at Dulles International Airport, Unclassified Summary, OIG-07-25 (PDF, 3 pages), February 20, 2007 Letter Report: DHS’s Implementation of Protective Measures for Personnally Identifiable Information (Redacted) OIG-07-24 (PDF, 26 pages), February 2, 2007
