Saturday, January 25, 2003

Richard Clarke to step aside as Bush's Cybersecurity Chief This Washington Post article quotes anonymous sources saying Clarke has told them he will leave his post soon.  Clarke has not confirmed or denied the report.  His current initative is The National Strategy to Secure Cyber Space.   Clarke worked for the Clinton administration prior to joining the Bush team. comment [] 8:11:56 AM

Supervisors not told of Campus police assisting FBI This story highlights the need for campuses to have a policy that allows institutional officers to know what their staff is doing... FBI Taps Campus Police in Anti-Terror Operations Student, Faculty Groups Fear a Return of Spying Abuses Against Activists, Foreign Nationals Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, January 25, 2003; Page A01 Federal authorities have begun enlisting campus police officers in the domestic war on terror, renewing fears among some faculty and student groups of overzealous FBI spying at colleges and universities that led to scandals in decades past. ... Some officers have been given federal security clearance, which allows them access to classified information. Their supervisors often do not know which cases these officers are working on because details cannot be shared, officials said. comment [] 8:03:40 AM

FBI wanted TIA But, the amendment passed by the Senate may slow things down a bit.  Pentagon has 60 days to brief Congress on the project before funding expires under the amendment. Both Parties Wary of Data Mining. An amendment to a spending bill that requires the Pentagon to spill the beans to Congress on its Total Information Awareness project gets bipartisan support. Privacy advocates see it as a step in the right direction. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News] comment [] 7:58:37 AM