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Homeland Security: Intelligence Support

Legislation establishing a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (P.L. 107-296) included provisions for an information analysis element within the new department. It did not transfer to DHS existing government intelligence and law enforcement agencies but envisioned an analytical office utilizing the products of other agencies — both unevaluated information and finished reports — to provide warning of terrorist attacks, assessments of vulnerability, and recommendations for remedial actions at f… more

Date: February 23, 2004

Creator: Best, Richard A., Jr.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Court-Ordered Access to Smart Phones: In Brief

This report specifically examines certain encryption issues that have been raised in the investigation of the December 2, 2015, terrorist attack in San Bernardino, CA. This report highlights certain issues that policymakers may examine as they follow the ongoing dispute between law enforcement and technology companies, and it focuses on questions related to the government's request.

Date: February 23, 2016

Creator: Finklea, Kristin; Thompson, Richard M., II & Jaikaran, Chris