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Reports
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Data Mining: Technology and Policy The DHS Privacy Office. December 2008.
- "This report discusses activities currently deployed or under development in the Department that meet the Act's definition of data mining, and provides the information set out in the Act's reporting requirements for data mining programs. It also provides a summary of the Privacy Office's public workshop, 'Implementing Privacy Protections in Government Data Mining,' which was held on July 24-25, 2008. Finally, this report presents new privacy principles for research projects conducted by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the Department's primary research and development arm. The Principles for Implementing Privacy Protections in S&T Research Projects were developed jointly by the Privacy Office and S&T and will be implemented in all new S&T research projects, including those that involve data mining."
Source: Department of Homeland Security, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Homeland Security Report No. 191. November 2008.
- Geared toward keeping industry and law enforcement professionals informed of homeland security issues, the November 2008 issue discusses the take-down of the Mongols Motorcycle Gang; free resources for IT security; DNI awards first intelligence community medal for valor; and indicators of ricin poisoning; among other topics.
Source: Homeland Security Group (All by Source | Source Website).
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First Responders :
Homeland Security
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Information Technology: Agencies Need to Establish Comprehensive Policies to Address Changes to Projects' Cost, Schedule, and Performance Goals. July 2008.
- "The federal government plans to spend about $70 billion on information technology (IT) projects during fiscal year 2008. Consequently, it is important that projects be managed effectively to ensure that public resources are wisely invested. At times, a project's cost, schedule, and performance goals known as its baseline are modified to reflect changed development circumstances. These changes called a rebaselining can be done for valid reasons, but can also be used to mask cost overruns and schedule delays. GAO was asked to (1) determine the extent of and the primary reasons for IT project rebaselining and (2) determine whether federal agencies have sound policies for rebaselining projects. To do this, GAO surveyed the managers of a random sample of 180 projects selected from the 778 major IT projects the 24 major agencies plan to invest in during fiscal year 2008. GAO also compared agencies' rebaselining policies to best practices."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-925.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Information Technology: OMB and Agencies Need to Improve Planning, Management, and Oversight of Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars. July 2008.
- "The federal government spends billons of dollars on information technology (IT) projects each year. Consequently, it is important that projects be managed effectively to ensure that public resources are wisely invested. To this end, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which plays a key role in overseeing the federal government's IT investments, identifies major projects that are poorly planned by placing them on a Management Watch List and requires agencies to identify high-risk projects that are performing poorly (i.e., have performance shortfalls). Having accurate and transparent project cost and schedule information is also essential to effective oversight. At times, changes to this information called a rebaselining are made to reflect changed development circumstances. These changes can be done for valid reasons, but can also be used to mask cost overruns and schedule delays. GAO has previously testified on the Management Watch List and high risk projects. GAO was asked to (1)provide an update on these projects, (2) identify OMB's efforts to improve the identification and oversight of these projects, and (3)summarize the results of GAO's IT project rebaselining report being released today. In preparing this testimony, GAO analyzed current Management Watch List and high risk project information."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-08-1051T.
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Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Violent Islamist Extremism, the Internet, and the Homegrown Terrorist Threat. May 2008.
- This report discusses "how violent Islamist terrorist groups like al-Qaeda are using the Internet to enlist followers into the global violent Islamist terrorist movement and to increase support for the movement, ranging from ideological support, to fundraising, and ultimately to planning and executing terrorist attacks. In the second section of this report, we examine the increasing number of homegrown incidents and the judgments of the intelligence and law enforcement communities that there will likely be additional homegrown threats in the future. The third section explores the four-step radicalization process through which an individual can be enticed to adopt a violent Islamist extremist mindset and act on the ideology's call to violence. Section four identifies the disturbingly broad array of materials available on the Internet that promote the violent Islamist extremist ideology. The availability of these resources is not haphazard, but is part of a comprehensive, tightly controlled messaging campaign by al-Qaeda and like-minded extremists designed to spread their violent message. The fifth section of the report examines how these materials facilitate and encourage the radicalization process. Finally, the report assesses the federal government's response to the spread of the violent Islamist message on the Internet and concludes that there is no cohesive and comprehensive outreach and communications strategy in place to confront this threat. The report does not discuss relevant classified tools and tactics employed by the law enforcement and intelligence communities, but does recognize that there is no plan to harness all possible resources including adopting new laws, encouraging and supporting law enforcement and the intelligence community at the local, state, and federal levels, and more aggressively implementing an outreach and counter-messaging campaign on the Internet and elsewhere."
Source: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate (All by Source). Large File: 1.7+ Mb.
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Financial and Economic Aspects of Terrorism :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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National Strategy For Information Sharing: Successes and Challenges In Improving Terrorism-Related Information Sharing. October 2007.
- This report and all related strategies were "developed with the understanding that homeland security information, terrorism information, and law enforcement information related to terrorism can come from multiple sources, all levels of government, as well as from private sector organizations and foreign sources. Federal, State, local, and tribal government organizations use such information for multiple purposes. In addition to traditional law enforcement uses, such information is used to (1) support efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, (2) develop critical infrastructure protection and resilience plans, (3) prioritize emergency management, response, and recovery planning activities, (4) devise training and exercise programs, and (5) determine the allocation of funding and other resources for homeland security-related purposes."
Source: White House, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Information Sharing and Analysis :
National Strategies
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Pakistan - U.S. Relations. August 2007.
- This report focuses on key issues between Pakistan and the United States, notably regarding US security issues in Pakistan. By looking at the historical and current situations of Pakistan, the report analyzes important issues the USA faces when dealing with Pakistan, such as the reemergence of terrorism in Pakistan and its implications on security. It also focuses on nuclear concerns as well as regional relations of Pakistan.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source).
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Miscellaneous Resources
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Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2007-2012. July 2007.
- This details the strategic plans for the United States nationally and internationally in order to form a better world. It lists 5 main goals that U.S. Department of State and USAID would like to achieve and how they plan to carry out these goals. Among all 5 goals peace and security are number one with a main focus on counterterrorism and transnational crime.
Source: Department of State, United States (All by Source | Source Website).
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Homeland Security
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Defense Roles, Missions, and Requirements: Testimony of Andrew F. Krepinevich before the Committee on Armed Services, U.S House of Representatives, June 20, 2007. June 2007.
- Andrew F. Krepinevich describes his testimony: “My testimony focuses on how we might best restructure the US military in light of circumstances in which we now find ourselves that are very different from those which existed less than a decade ago. Now the US military finds itself entering a new era, again characterized by major changes in the geopolitical environment, rapid advances in military technology, new security challenges, and the prospect that the rapid rise in resources for defense that has characterized much of this decade is coming to an end."
Source: Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House (All by Source).
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Government :
Military Issues :
National Security
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Information Technology: Homeland Security Information Network Needs to Be Better Coordinated with Key State and Local Initiatives. May 2007.
- This report is testimony before the "Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives". In this report, the post 9/11 initiative under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create a network for the purpose of intelligence sharing between itself and local and state intelligence agencies is evaluated and critiqued. Failures to accurately account and integrate with certain information sharing networks is addressed. Methods to improve communication and sharing between the DHS network and outside networks are reviewed as well.
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website).
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Communications including Interoperability :
Information Sharing and Analysis :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries. January 2007.
- "Personal data security breaches are being reported with increasing regularity. Within the last few years, numerous examples of data such as Social Security numbers, bank account, credit card, driver's license numbers, and medical and student records have been compromised. A major reason for the increased awareness of these security breaches is a California law that requires notice of security breaches to the affected individuals. This law, implemented in July 2003, was the first of its kind in the nation."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL33199.
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Cyberterrorism :
Financial and Economic Aspects of Terrorism :
Security for Business and Private Citizens
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International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response. January 2007.
- This report focuses on the US policies and responses to international terrorism . It analyzes specific counter-terrorism methods utilized by the United States and their implications in foreign affairs. It looks closely at the challenges surrounding the implementation of counter-terrorism methods without compromising international cooperation and support.
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source).
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National Strategies
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Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues. January 2007.
- "This report examines possible terrorists' objectives and computer vulnerabilities that might lead to an attempted cyberattack against the critical infrastructure of the U.S. homeland, and also discusses the emerging computer and other technical skills of terrorists and extremists. Policy issues include exploring ways to improve technology for cybersecurity, or whether U.S. counterterrorism efforts should be linked more closely to international efforts to prevent cybercrime."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL33123.
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Cyberterrorism
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Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues. January 2007.
- "This report examines possible terrorists' objectives and computer vulnerabilities that might lead to an attempted cyberattack against the critical infrastructure of the U.S. homeland, and also discusses the emerging computer and other technical skills of terrorists and extremists. Policy issues include exploring ways to improve technology for cybersecurity, or whether U.S. counterterrorism efforts should be linked more closely to international efforts to prevent cybercrime."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL33123.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection :
Cyberterrorism
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Freedom and Information: Assessing Publicly Available Data Regarding U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Security. 2007.
- "This report concerns the feasibility of obtaining information relevant to planning terrorist attacks from publicly available sources." It details how these publicly a vailable sources could help terrorists plan attacks on transportation infrastructure.
Source: RAND (All by Source | Source Website).
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Information Sharing and Analysis :
Transportation Security
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China: Suspected Acquisition of U.S. Nuclear Weapon Secrets. February 2006.
- "This CRS Report discusses China's suspected acquisition of U.S. nuclear weapon secrets, including that on the W88, the newest U.S. nuclear warhead. This serious controversy became public in early 1999 and raised policy issues about whether U.S. security was further threatened by China's suspected use of U.S.
Nuclear weapon secrets in its development of nuclear forces, as well as whether the Administration's response to the security problems was effective or mishandled and whether it fairly used or abused its investigative and prosecuting authority."
Source: Congressional Research Service (CRS), United States (All by Source). Report Number: RL30143.
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Miscellaneous Resources
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Executive Order Number 13388: Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information To Protect Americans. October 2005.
- This Order was issued by President George W. Bush on October 25, 2005 “in order to further strengthen the effective conduct of United States counterterrorism activities and protect the territory, people, and interests of the United States of America, including against terrorist attacks.” Specifically, the Order addresses agency policies, duties of the heads of agencies possessing or acquiring terrorism information, preparing terrorism information for maximum distribution, requirements for collection of terrorism information, and the establishment and functions of the Information Sharing Council.
Source: Federal Register (All by Source).
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Executive Orders :
Information Sharing and Analysis :
Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: Challenges in Addressing Cybersecurity. July 2005.
- The testimony by David A. Powner discusses "(1) DHS's responsibilities for cybersecurity-related critical infrastructure protection (CIP), (2) the status of the department's efforts to fulfill these responsibilities, (3) the challenges it faces in fulfilling its cybersecurity responsibilities, and (4) recommendations GAO has made to improve cybersecurity of our nation's critical infrastructure."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-05-827T.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection :
Proceedings - Congressional Hearings, Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc.
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Information Security: Department of Homeland Security Needs to Fully Implement its Security Program. June 2005.
- This report discusses "whether DHS had developed, documented, and implemented a comprehensive, departmentwide information security program."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-05-700. Large File: 1.2+ Mb.
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Homeland Security
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Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems. May 2005.
- "This report describes the threats of emerging cybersecurity issues such as spam (unsolicited commercial e-mail), phishing (fraudulent messages to obtain personal or sensitive data), and spyware (software that monitors user activity without user knowledge or consent). Specifically, the report discusses (1) the potential risks to federal information systems from emerging cybersecurity threats such as spam, phishing, and spyware; (2) the 24 Chief Financial Officers Act agencies' reported perceptions of these risks and their actions and plans to mitigate them; (3) government and private-sector efforts to address these emerging cybersecurity threats on a national level, including actions to increase consumer awareness; and (4) governmentwide challenges to protecting federal information systems from these threats."
Source: Government Accountability Office (All by Source | Source Website). Report Number: GAO-05-231. Large File: 1+ Mb.
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Cyberterrorism
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