[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Bush's proposed budget boosts electronic surveillance, wiretapping

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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Date sent:      	Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:13:25 -0500
From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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Subject:        	FC: Bush's proposed budget boosts electronic surveillance, wiretapping
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The budget documents:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2003/budget.html

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http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,50223,00.html

   Bush Eyeballs Heavy Tech Spending
   By Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)

   [...]

   The FBI would receive $61.8 million and 201 more employees or
   contractors to support the agency's "surveillance capabilities to
   collect evidence and intelligence," the DOJ said in a statement on
   Monday afternoon. That would allow the FBI to devote more resources
   than ever to controversial spy technologies like Carnivore,
   keyboard logging devices, and Magic Lantern.

   Included in that figure is: $5.6 million to expand an unnamed FBI
   "data collection facility," $32 million and 194 positions devoted
   to intelligence and information gathering, $10.9 million for
   expanded electronic surveillance, $11.3 million for an "Electronic
   Surveillance Data Management System," and $2 million for the
   Special Operations Group's intelligence and surveillance
   operations.

   In addition, the FBI would receive $157.6 million to upgrade and
   enhance its computer systems.

   The FBI's National Infrastructure Protection and Computer Intrusion
   Program would get $21 million and 138 new hires, including 81
   agents. The purpose: To respond to "cyber-attacks" and investigate
   electronic intrusions.

   To handle the expected increase in wiretaps, especially ones
   approved by the shadowy Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
   court, the Department of Justice itself would get a boost. The
   budget anticipates hiring another 10 wiretap-specialist attorneys
   at a cost of $2 million.

   [...]




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