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Report: Privacy compliance is uneven
Federal auditors find that government agencies don't put enough emphasis on Privacy Act requirements.
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Defense to test privacy training tool
Beta testing will soon start for a CD-ROM to teach spies and intelligence analysts about privacy laws.
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Intelligence officials: TIA is too broad
FBI and CIA officials tell a committee that the Terrorism Information Awareness project is too ambitious.
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Threat center defends itself
The Terrorist Threat Integration Center will get data to the proper people, the group's director tells House committees.
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Senate seeks TIA halt
The Senate may put a halt to the Defense Department's controversial Terrorism Information Awareness program
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Senate seeks TIA halt
The Senate is seeking to prevent DOD from spending further on its controversial Terrorism Information Awareness program.
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Senate holds up CAPPS funding
But appropriators unanimously approved a $29.3 billion spending bill for the Homeland Security Department
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A double-edged sword
In the post-Sept. 11 world, biometrics has finally managed to transform its image
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Wyden presses TIA probe
Legislator says he is not satisfied that DARPA has accounted for all of TIA's privacy and civil liberties issues
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CAPPS II privacy notice delayed
TSA wants to ensure the accuracy of the document's wording and details
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CAPPS II faces scrutiny before funding
Appropriations bill amendment calls for much stricter review of the passenger screening system
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Oversight bringing TIA into check
DOD official says DARPA's vision exceeded its grasp of civil liberties concerns
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CAPPS II privacy notice revised
Homeland Security is issuing a revised privacy policy for its controversial passenger screening system
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HIPAA gives health industry a queasy feeling
The first deadline for protecting health data posed few problems, but greater challenges loom just ahead
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Entry/exit system plans criticized
GAO report points out gaps in plans for the entry/exit system, recently renamed U.S. VISIT
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Ashcroft defends search of library records
Lawmakers question electronic surveillance allowed under Patriot Act
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