Jul 9th, 2008 · The drawn-out battle over warrantless surveillance will likely head toward a finale Wednesday. Analysts predict that the Senate will grant immunity to telecom companies who cooperated with the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program.
Jul 9th, 2008 · The FISA bill doesn't begin to cover all the government's intelligence collection. Agencies from the Department of Homeland Security to the Department of the Treasury have secret surveillance programs.
Jul 5th, 2008 · The members of the FBI's Special Surveillance Group team, or SSGs, operate just below the radar — and that is where they are most effective.
Jul 3rd, 2008 · Colombia told the U.S. about the raid to rescue four hostages from FARC rebels two weeks ago, Pentagon sources say. The U.S. was asked to provide help in the form of surveillance aircraft to eavesdrop on rebels. No Americans were on the ground.
Jun 2nd, 2008 · The L.A.P.D. and FBI have teamed up to target the gang stronghold in a Los Angeles park. Federal agents are able to pay more for informants and provide more intelligence surveillance and wiretaps — resulting in fewer murders.
May 14th, 2008 · When England's The Get Out Clause wanted to make a video, the group thought: Why pay for cameras when cameras are everywhere? With the help of the country's 4.2 million security cameras and an armload of information requests, the band got tape for a video.
May 13th, 2008 · It's become a $50 billion a year industry: Corporations like Booz Allen, Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, and IBM are being paid to do things the CIA, the National Security Agency and the Pentagon usually do, including analysis, covert operations, electronic surveillance and reconnaissance.
Apr 23rd, 2008 · It may usher in an age of genetic surveillance, but a law enforcement initiative to raid medical records for family DNA can be critical to solving crimes, according to Frederick Bieber, a medical geneticist and Harvard professor.