Senate 94-2 approved report (H. Rpt. 107-350) for Dept. of Defens...
Senate 94-2 approved report (H. Rpt. 107-350) for Dept. of Defense appropriations bill (HR-3338), which would provide DoD with $70 million boost for critical infrastructure protection (CIP) and information assurance programs. Under section providing additional emergency appropriations, conferees also…
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recommended $237 million for FBI’s Trilogy information system program. This amount includes: (1) $56.7 million for information assurance and data digitizing. (2) $20.6 million for computer analysis response teams. (3) $12.2 million for “audio interception technology.” (4) $12.2 million for audio-video-image analysis program. (5) $8.7 million for wireless intercept program. (6) $6.4 million for Title III wiretaps. Report also recognizes “that terrorist organizations exploit the Internet to plan, coordinate, and initiate terrorist acts, finance terrorist activities, and recruit terrorists. To enable the FBI to continue its efforts to work with businesses and federal and state govts. to fight cybercrime, $61 million is provided for the national Infrastructure Protection Center, including not less than $12 million for the Special Technologies and Applications Unit, and $7.2 million is provided for regional computer forensic labs.” Supplemental funds also were approved to bolster Washington emergency response communications, including: (1) $45 million for Office of the Chief Technology Officer for “first-response land-line and wireless interoperability project.” (2) $14 million for district-wide response and communications activities. (3) $5 million for Metropolitan Washington Council of Govts. “to enhance regional emergency preparedness, coordination and response.” Amount includes $1.5 million to develop comprehensive regional plan, $500,000 to develop critical infrastructure threat assessment model, $500,000 to develop and implement regional communications plan.