ECHELON news

[Udhay Shankar N]

from NewsScan.

>NSA UPGRADES SOFTWARE FOR MONITORING INTERNET CHATTER
>The National Security Agency has signed a $282-million contract with
>Science Applications International Corp. in San Diego for new software
>designed to improve the Agency's abilities to sort through millions of
>electronic communications sent worldwide. Richard A. Best of the
>Congressional Research Service explains, "There's a ton more communications
>out there, and how to sift through that is an increasing problem for the
>NSA," for which it offers "profound 'needle-in-a-haystack' challenges."
>(AP/San Jose Mercury News 30 Sep 2002)
>http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4186846.htm



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