Could it be? $635 billion spent on homeland security since 2001?
G.W. Schultz of the Center for Investigative Reporting cites the National Priorities Project. They say, yes. That's the number.
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“The Watchers” wins book award
Shane Harris' book "The Watchers: The Rise of the Surveillance State" was awarded the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award For Excellence in Journalism on Tuesday night. Harris' book charts the contours development of the surveillance society over the past 30 years.
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DHS contracts with General Dynamics for new HQ
According to the Washington Business Journal, the DHS has contracted with General Dynamics for as much as $876 million dollars to build-out its new headquarters at St. Elizabeth's Hospital on Alabama Ave in metro DC:
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House Energy and Commerce to review data privacy issues
In the wake of massive data privacy breaches at major corporations, and scattered attempts at legislative fixes to fill the gaps between technology and the law, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will review electronic privacy legislation in-depth. The committee aims to make recommendations for policies that would protect consumer privacy without harming corporate profits online. TMT Law Watch reports:
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS. Or not.
Take a look at what happened when Julia Shearson decided to travel over the border to Canada for a weekend with her four year old daughter.
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Mueller Reappointment Unconstitutional?
The ACLU has made no secret of our opposition to the extension of FBI Director Robert Mueller's term by another two years. But would that extension be unconstitutional? Ashby Jones of the Wall Street Journal wonders.
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Could the Patriot Act be Worse than we Think?
According to Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), yes. Hardly any congresspeople bothered debating the renewal of this post-9/11, controversial government overhaul of privacy and fourth amendment related law. That's bad enough.
But according to Wyden, the powers the Patriot Act granted to the executive branch, used by the FBI and other federal organizations, are being used far more invasively than the government will admit. Spencer Ackerman reports: