George W. Bush Administration

Coast Guard Identifies Critical Intelligence Gaps in Dubai Ports World Deal

| Importance: 9/10

US Coast Guard intelligence officials produced a classified report raising significant security risks associated with DP World’s proposed management of US port operations. The assessment identified critical intelligence gaps preventing proper evaluation of risks from DP World’s …

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Poindexter Announces DARPA Total Information Awareness Program

| Importance: 9/10

At the DARPATech 2002 Conference in Anaheim, California, Rear Admiral John Poindexter publicly unveils the Total Information Awareness (TIA) program, describing it as a comprehensive surveillance system to detect terrorists by monitoring ’transaction spaces’ including financial records, …

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