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FC: Bush's proposed budget boosts electronic surveillance, wiretapping

------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:13:25 -0500 From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> To: politech@politechbot.com Subject: FC: Bush's proposed budget boosts electronic surveillance, wiretapping Send reply to: declan@well.com

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)

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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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