Entries tagged with: fusion center
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Supreme Court Upholds Residents-Only Provision in Virginia Open Records Law
The Supreme Court ruled today that Virginia's freedom of information law, which allows only Virginia residents to pursue open government requests, does not violate the U.S. Constitution. Petitioners argued that the law impermissibly burdened out-of-state residents ability to provide open...
Senate Report Finds Fusion Centers "Wasteful," Likely Violate Federal Privacy Laws
A Senate Investigations Committee has released a new report on "State and Local Fusion Centers", government data warehouses that store an enormous amount of information on Americans. The Senate report found that Fusion Centers, operated by the Department of Homeland...
EPIC and Others Ask Supreme Court to Review Controversial State FOI Law
EPIC, and several other leading open government organizations, have filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for Supreme Court review challenging the Virginia Freedom of Information law, which allows only Virginia residents and news media representatives to access...
2013 Federal Budget Limits Body Scanners, But Expands Domestic Surveillance
According to White House budget documents and the Congressional Testimony of Secretary Napolitano, DHS will not purchase any new airport body scanners in 2013. However, the agency will expand a wide range of programs for monitoring and tracking individuals within...
