Total Information Awareness Dept. Shut Down
The Senate today passed a $368 billion Pentagon spending measure that eliminates funding for the Total Information Awareness office.� The office, headed until recently by retired admiral John M. Poindexter, was responsible for the controversial Total Information Awareness surveillance program as well as a proposed terrorism futures market. Its elimination, along with the postponement of CAPPS II implementation, show Congress is prepared to take strong steps to protect privacy.�
Congress Shuts Pentagon Unit Over Privacy
The New York Times, September 26, 2003
