When President Bush signed a bill yesterday creating the Department of Homeland Security, he started a process that will reshuffle bureaucracies, permit greater internet surveillance and refocus the US government's computer security efforts.
The law also:
requires all federal agencies, including the CIA, the Defense Department and the National Security Agency, to provide the new department with any "information concerning the vulnerability of the infrastructure of the United States...
Clark, who has worked in counterterrorism and security roles in the US government for the past 30 years and whose book, Against All Enemies, criticised President Bush's handling of terrorism, said better securing US citizens' data should be a...
When the act's mandates take effect in May 2008, Americans will be required to obtain federally approved ID cards with "machine readable technology" that abides by Department of Homeland Security specifications.
Many others were rescued thanks to ham radio operators' rapid response, which by Wednesday even included a speedily created database of volunteers. The Department of Homeland Security was sending out press releases that day about slapping Americans...
Rice said: "It is a vital national interest for America to remain a welcoming nation even as we strengthen security in the fight against terrorism," echoing remarks by President Bush at a summit for university presidents earlier this month.
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