Bush launches yet another surveillance program

[kpete]

Bush launches yet another surveillance program

Bush classifies $200 million cybersecurity program, redacts questions about contractors
John Byrne
Published: Friday August 8, 2008

Redacts answers to Congress' questions about contractors

As Americans focus on the Olympics and the 2008 presidential campaign, the Bush Administration is finalizing plans to establish yet another massive surveillance program -- and has classified almost every single detail.

The Comprehensive National Cyber Security Initiative, established by National Security Presidential Directive 54 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23 in January, is intended to improve the government's ability to defend against cybersecurity attacks.

But the Bush Administration has refused to release details on the program's budget, how contracts will be administered, or what contractors might be involved. A whopping $115 million was allocated for the program this year, without any disclosure of progress or accomplishment.

Earlier this week, the Senate Homeland Security Committee released vague details about the program, after receiving some documentation from the Administration following a hearing in March. But the Administration's response redacted information regarding the contractors involved -- despite a history of giving away massive no-bid Iraq reconstruction contractors to companies such as Halliburton, Vice President Cheney's former firm.

more at:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bush_classifies_200_million_cybersecurity_program_0808.html

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[arcadian]

2. I [redacted] [redacted] Bush

<five lines deleted>
Spineless mother fucker! <redacted> <redacted>
<three lines deleted>

[Swamp Rat]

3. Nothing to see here. Move along now.

Obey.

[louis-t]

4. Pretty ambitious for a lame duck admin.

These bastards aren't leaving unless we make them leave.

[tannybogus]

5. Soon nobody will be left to do anything

but spy on other people. At least we'll all have jobs. I'll spy on you if you'll spy on me.
:hi:

[Kaleko]

6. Everything the cons have done will have to be investigated

and overturned if found unconstitutional. We'll have to institute an intelligent program of de-Bushification. Probably something along the lines of Nelson Mandela's efforts in South Africa after apartheid.

[Lifetimedem]

7. The Chinese

will probably get the contract !

What ever happened to the right to privacy?