What Is Chatter?; Justice Dept. Lists Use of New Power to Fight Terror; Pentagon Details New Surveillance System; Spy Machine of DARPAs Dreams

The Department of Homeland Security has raised the terror alert to Orange, or high, reportedly after intercepting communications and receiving intelligence warnings that suggested that al Qaeda is planning more attacks on targets overseas. The Justice Department released a 60-page report to members of Congress showing that federal agents had conducted hundreds of bugging and surveillance operations and visited numerous libraries and mosques using new law enforcement tools. The Pentagon has budgeted $9.2 million for the program in 2003, $20 million in 2004 and $24.5 million in 2005.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2115897/what-is-chatter—justice-dept–lists-use-of-new-power-to-fight-terror–pentagon-det.html