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DHS Intelligence Chief Allen to Be Grilled on What NSA Gave Him

Jeff Stein writes on CQ.com:

When the National Security Agency assigned Bill Semenick to be its liaison to the Homeland Security Department three years ago, he found he didn’t have a parking space, a desk or a secure computer link back to his Ft. Meade, Md., headquarters.

But about 18 months ago Semenick finally got a direct, secure link to NSA’s computers from DHS’ Nebraska Ave. complex, along with liaison officers from the two other Pentagon outfits that use satellites to keep track of the conversations and movements of people.

Now a congressional panel wants to know what kind of intelligence the NSA has been providing to the Homeland Security Department, and what it’s been doing with it.

posted by Fergie @ 5/23/2006 08:25:00 AM