The USA PATRIOT Act was passed 45 days after 9/11 to enhance domestic security and increase surveillance powers. It impacted laws around intelligence gathering, immigration, and more. While proponents argued it granted needed powers to fight terrorism, critics said it infringed on civil liberties. There have been ongoing legal challenges around its scope and application. As time has passed, there are calls to reevaluate the act and ensure powers are not abused.
Do you know the internal signs of a compromise? This deck takes you through the process our Mandiant services teams go through to help discover if an organization has been compromised. You can also view the full webinar here: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/10703/187133?utm_source=SS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXtWRkfMisM
Durante el 2012 el nivel de fraude en tarjeta de crédito llego a 11.3 billones de dólares, un aumento de casi un 15% comparado con el 2011, esto demuestra el problema que el fraude representa no solo a las instituciones financieras sino también para la sociedad. Tradicionalmente la prevención del fraude consistía en proteger físicamente la infraestructura, sin embargo con cada vez más medios y canales de pago, la información financiera se ha vuelto cada vez más susceptible a ser hurtada. La siguiente opción para prevenir y controlar el fraude consiste en determinar si una transacción está siendo realizada por el cliente de acuerdo con sus patrones históricos de comportamiento. Este es el enfoque de Fraud Analytics.
En esta presentación se mostrara cómo es posible por medio de Fraud Analytics, determinar la probabilidad que una transacción sea o no realizada por el cliente, utilizando la información de compra de los clientes, sus interacciones con la entidad financiera, y por medio de análisis de redes sociales. Adicionalmente, se discutirán y compararan los resultados de las comúnmente utilizadas reglas de decisión y modelos avanzados de Machine Learning.
In this talk we provide an overview of how Artificial Intelligence and technology development can contribute to existing policing practices. In particular, we discuss three different projects conducted in the context of the Centre of Policing Research and Learning of the Open University (http://centre-for-policing.open.ac.uk/) and the Trivalent project (http://trivalent-project.eu/). The first project, policing engagement via social media, provides an overview of how police forces in the UK make use of social media to communicate with the public, and what attracts citizens to engage with social media policing content. The second project, detecting grooming behaviour on social media, describes the problem of child grooming online, and our proposed approach to automatically identify the different stages of grooming behaviour from online content. The third project, radicalisation detection on social media targets the problem of online radicalisation, where individuals are introduced to extreme views, primarily through the use of social media. Within this context our work focuses on the detection of pro-ISIS stances and on the understanding of the processes that influence the adoption of radicalised behaviour.
While traditional cybersecurity defenses focus on prevention, there are many vulnerabilities and potential attacks against weapon systems. While weapon systems are more software dependent and networked than ever before, cybersecurity has not always been prioritized with regards to weapon systems acquisition.
Threat actors have advanced in their sophistication as they are well-resourced and highly skilled, oftentimes gathering detailed knowledge of the systems they want to attack. Ensuring stronger detection methods is imperative, but because these types of threats are very targeted and advanced, agencies need the capability to proactively hunt.
NICE Actimize launched its anti-money laundering cloud solution on AWS in response to the unique needs of Financial Services institutions. In this presentation, Marketing VP Joram Borenstein describes complex regulatory requirements and increasingly sophisticated means through which AML perpetrators are committing financial-based crimes. The AWS cloud has provided NICE Actimize’s solution with the agility to adapt to this ever evolving environment and protect organizations from suspicious activity.
Do you know the internal signs of a compromise? This deck takes you through the process our Mandiant services teams go through to help discover if an organization has been compromised. You can also view the full webinar here: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/10703/187133?utm_source=SS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXtWRkfMisM
Durante el 2012 el nivel de fraude en tarjeta de crédito llego a 11.3 billones de dólares, un aumento de casi un 15% comparado con el 2011, esto demuestra el problema que el fraude representa no solo a las instituciones financieras sino también para la sociedad. Tradicionalmente la prevención del fraude consistía en proteger físicamente la infraestructura, sin embargo con cada vez más medios y canales de pago, la información financiera se ha vuelto cada vez más susceptible a ser hurtada. La siguiente opción para prevenir y controlar el fraude consiste en determinar si una transacción está siendo realizada por el cliente de acuerdo con sus patrones históricos de comportamiento. Este es el enfoque de Fraud Analytics.
En esta presentación se mostrara cómo es posible por medio de Fraud Analytics, determinar la probabilidad que una transacción sea o no realizada por el cliente, utilizando la información de compra de los clientes, sus interacciones con la entidad financiera, y por medio de análisis de redes sociales. Adicionalmente, se discutirán y compararan los resultados de las comúnmente utilizadas reglas de decisión y modelos avanzados de Machine Learning.
In this talk we provide an overview of how Artificial Intelligence and technology development can contribute to existing policing practices. In particular, we discuss three different projects conducted in the context of the Centre of Policing Research and Learning of the Open University (http://centre-for-policing.open.ac.uk/) and the Trivalent project (http://trivalent-project.eu/). The first project, policing engagement via social media, provides an overview of how police forces in the UK make use of social media to communicate with the public, and what attracts citizens to engage with social media policing content. The second project, detecting grooming behaviour on social media, describes the problem of child grooming online, and our proposed approach to automatically identify the different stages of grooming behaviour from online content. The third project, radicalisation detection on social media targets the problem of online radicalisation, where individuals are introduced to extreme views, primarily through the use of social media. Within this context our work focuses on the detection of pro-ISIS stances and on the understanding of the processes that influence the adoption of radicalised behaviour.
While traditional cybersecurity defenses focus on prevention, there are many vulnerabilities and potential attacks against weapon systems. While weapon systems are more software dependent and networked than ever before, cybersecurity has not always been prioritized with regards to weapon systems acquisition.
Threat actors have advanced in their sophistication as they are well-resourced and highly skilled, oftentimes gathering detailed knowledge of the systems they want to attack. Ensuring stronger detection methods is imperative, but because these types of threats are very targeted and advanced, agencies need the capability to proactively hunt.
NICE Actimize launched its anti-money laundering cloud solution on AWS in response to the unique needs of Financial Services institutions. In this presentation, Marketing VP Joram Borenstein describes complex regulatory requirements and increasingly sophisticated means through which AML perpetrators are committing financial-based crimes. The AWS cloud has provided NICE Actimize’s solution with the agility to adapt to this ever evolving environment and protect organizations from suspicious activity.
Index
Top Cyber Crimes
What is OSINT
Resource For OSINT
Goal - OSINT
Information Gathering
Analysis
Career as a Digital Forensics Investigator
Case Study - Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
OSINT Process
Confidential Data of GOV
Preventive Measures
www.fomada.com
Presented By Syed Amoz: CEO Fomada
Social Media and Law Enforcement - Presentation by Central Bureau of Investi...Nagarajan M
Social Media and Law Enforcement - Opportunities and Challenges is a presentation by Central Bureau of Investigation. It explains the concepts and dynamics of social media in dealing with crimes. It give a broad overview of the possible scenarios with real life examples from across the world.
With the increasingly connected world revolving around the revolution of internet and new technologies like mobiles, smartphones, and tablets, and with the wide usage of wireless technologies, the information security risks have increased. Both individuals and organizations are under regular attacks for commercial or non-commercial gains. The objectives of such attacks may be to take revenge, malign the reputation of a competitor organization, understand the strategies and sensitive information about the competitor, simply have fun of exploiting the vulnerabilities. Hence, the need to protect information assets and ensure information security receives adequate attention.
In this session, I will discuss how AI and Machine Learning can be applied in detecting, predicting and preventing cyber security/information security vulnerabilities and what are the benefits of using Machine Learning and AI. We also touch upon some of the tools available to perform the same.
Customer Due Diligence: Improving Screening Processes for OFAC Entities and O...SHAUN HASSETT
Update on current OFAC Screening Requirements and How to Improve the Screening Processes as part of your overall Customer Due Diligence Program.
For more information about this topic, please contact SHAUN HASSETT at due_diligence@att.net
Cyber threat intelligence: maturity and metricsMark Arena
From SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit 2016. What are the characteristics of a mature cyber threat intelligence program, and how do you develop meaningful metrics? Traditionally, intelligence has been about providing decision
support to executives whilst the field of cyber threat intelligence supports this customer, and network defenders, who have different requirements. By using the intelligence cycle, this talk will
seek to help attendees understand how they can identify what a mature intelligence program looks like and the steps to take their program to the next level.
At ITASEC17, the first italian conference on Cyber Security, Giorgio Mosca, Strategy and Technology Director of Leonardo's Security & Information Systems Division presented the company's approach to the cyber business
BSidesLV 2016 - Powershell - Hunting on the Endpoint - GerritzChristopher Gerritz
BSides Las Vegas 2016 Talk: Powershell-fu: Hunting on the Endpoint. Presented the PSHunt framework (which will be released on Github) and methodology for hunting on the endpoint using Powershell across an enterprise or on an individual system.
Firco Continuity is FircoSoft’s flagship watch list filtering solution designed to ensure compliance and detect and block transactions including listed parties. Firco Continuity is multi-alphabet ready and can be interfaced to any banking application, operates on all major platforms, and filters any message type including ACH, SWIFT, FEDWIRE, and SEPA. The solution can filter against any sanctions list (such as EU, OFAC, HMT, and UN), third-party lists (such as BankersAccuity, Dow Jones, World-Check or WorldCompliance) or internal watch lists.
Basics of Anti-Money Laundering : A Really Quick Primer
What is Money Laundering?
The act of concealing or disguising (laundering) of funds obtained through illegal activity
so that they appear to have been generated through legal, legitimate sources.
How is it Carried Out?
Shell companies, intermediaries and money transmitters usually transfer these funds around the world Banks and other financial institutions are the chosen medium for laundering these illegal funds
AML Regulations:
The Bank Secrecy Act is the most important Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation
The BSA requires financial institutions to:
Keep records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments
File reports of cash transactions exceeding $10,000 (daily aggregate amount)
Report suspicious activity that might signify money laundering, tax evasion, or other criminal activities
Implement a written, board-approved compliance monitoring program
The USA Patriot Act
Expands AML requirements to all financial institutions
Augments existing BSA framework
AML Best Practices:
In order to combat money laundering, banks should implement the following best practices:
Customer Identification Program (CIP)
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Program
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Risk Assessment
Identification and Reporting of Suspicious Activity
Want to learn more about anti-money laundering process and best practices? ComplianceOnline webinars and seminars are a great training resource. Check out the following links:
http://www.complianceonline.com/anti-money-laundering-aml-compliance-program-seminar-training-80114SEM-prdsm?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-regulatory-requirements-seminar-training-80181SEM-prdsm?channel=ppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-reporting-requirements-webinar-training-703352-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-checklists-webinar-training-703178-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-and-evaluation-compliance-program-webinar-training-703493-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/best-practices-for-developing-risk-models-for-aml-bsa-monitoring-webinar-training-703628-prdw?channel=amlppt
Index
Top Cyber Crimes
What is OSINT
Resource For OSINT
Goal - OSINT
Information Gathering
Analysis
Career as a Digital Forensics Investigator
Case Study - Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
OSINT Process
Confidential Data of GOV
Preventive Measures
www.fomada.com
Presented By Syed Amoz: CEO Fomada
Social Media and Law Enforcement - Presentation by Central Bureau of Investi...Nagarajan M
Social Media and Law Enforcement - Opportunities and Challenges is a presentation by Central Bureau of Investigation. It explains the concepts and dynamics of social media in dealing with crimes. It give a broad overview of the possible scenarios with real life examples from across the world.
With the increasingly connected world revolving around the revolution of internet and new technologies like mobiles, smartphones, and tablets, and with the wide usage of wireless technologies, the information security risks have increased. Both individuals and organizations are under regular attacks for commercial or non-commercial gains. The objectives of such attacks may be to take revenge, malign the reputation of a competitor organization, understand the strategies and sensitive information about the competitor, simply have fun of exploiting the vulnerabilities. Hence, the need to protect information assets and ensure information security receives adequate attention.
In this session, I will discuss how AI and Machine Learning can be applied in detecting, predicting and preventing cyber security/information security vulnerabilities and what are the benefits of using Machine Learning and AI. We also touch upon some of the tools available to perform the same.
Customer Due Diligence: Improving Screening Processes for OFAC Entities and O...SHAUN HASSETT
Update on current OFAC Screening Requirements and How to Improve the Screening Processes as part of your overall Customer Due Diligence Program.
For more information about this topic, please contact SHAUN HASSETT at due_diligence@att.net
Cyber threat intelligence: maturity and metricsMark Arena
From SANS Cyber Threat Intelligence Summit 2016. What are the characteristics of a mature cyber threat intelligence program, and how do you develop meaningful metrics? Traditionally, intelligence has been about providing decision
support to executives whilst the field of cyber threat intelligence supports this customer, and network defenders, who have different requirements. By using the intelligence cycle, this talk will
seek to help attendees understand how they can identify what a mature intelligence program looks like and the steps to take their program to the next level.
At ITASEC17, the first italian conference on Cyber Security, Giorgio Mosca, Strategy and Technology Director of Leonardo's Security & Information Systems Division presented the company's approach to the cyber business
BSidesLV 2016 - Powershell - Hunting on the Endpoint - GerritzChristopher Gerritz
BSides Las Vegas 2016 Talk: Powershell-fu: Hunting on the Endpoint. Presented the PSHunt framework (which will be released on Github) and methodology for hunting on the endpoint using Powershell across an enterprise or on an individual system.
Firco Continuity is FircoSoft’s flagship watch list filtering solution designed to ensure compliance and detect and block transactions including listed parties. Firco Continuity is multi-alphabet ready and can be interfaced to any banking application, operates on all major platforms, and filters any message type including ACH, SWIFT, FEDWIRE, and SEPA. The solution can filter against any sanctions list (such as EU, OFAC, HMT, and UN), third-party lists (such as BankersAccuity, Dow Jones, World-Check or WorldCompliance) or internal watch lists.
Basics of Anti-Money Laundering : A Really Quick Primer
What is Money Laundering?
The act of concealing or disguising (laundering) of funds obtained through illegal activity
so that they appear to have been generated through legal, legitimate sources.
How is it Carried Out?
Shell companies, intermediaries and money transmitters usually transfer these funds around the world Banks and other financial institutions are the chosen medium for laundering these illegal funds
AML Regulations:
The Bank Secrecy Act is the most important Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation
The BSA requires financial institutions to:
Keep records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments
File reports of cash transactions exceeding $10,000 (daily aggregate amount)
Report suspicious activity that might signify money laundering, tax evasion, or other criminal activities
Implement a written, board-approved compliance monitoring program
The USA Patriot Act
Expands AML requirements to all financial institutions
Augments existing BSA framework
AML Best Practices:
In order to combat money laundering, banks should implement the following best practices:
Customer Identification Program (CIP)
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Program
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Risk Assessment
Identification and Reporting of Suspicious Activity
Want to learn more about anti-money laundering process and best practices? ComplianceOnline webinars and seminars are a great training resource. Check out the following links:
http://www.complianceonline.com/anti-money-laundering-aml-compliance-program-seminar-training-80114SEM-prdsm?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-regulatory-requirements-seminar-training-80181SEM-prdsm?channel=ppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-reporting-requirements-webinar-training-703352-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-compliance-checklists-webinar-training-703178-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/bsa-aml-ofac-risk-assessments-and-evaluation-compliance-program-webinar-training-703493-prdw?channel=amlppt
http://www.complianceonline.com/best-practices-for-developing-risk-models-for-aml-bsa-monitoring-webinar-training-703628-prdw?channel=amlppt
small descripction between securtity and liberty. The patriot act.
We learned that with teh patriot act you do not have liberty because the government can look up into your personal life.
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How the Patriot Act Works
by Ed Grabianowski
Browse the article How the Patriot Act Works
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Introduction to How the Patriot Act Works
The Patriot Act is a U.S. law passed in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Its
goals are to strengthen domestic security and broaden the powers of law-enforcement agencies
with regards to identifying and stopping terrorists. The passing and renewal of the Patriot Act has
been extremely controversial. Supporters claim that it's been instrumental in a number of
investigations and arrests of terrorists, while critics counter the act gives the government too
much power, threatens civil liberties and undermines the very democracy it seeks to protect.
Let's take a look at what the Patriot Act is, the support and criticism behind it and if the Patriot
Act is really working.
Main Provisions of the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act's full title is Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools
Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. It's split into 10 parts, and it covers a
lot of ground. Here is a summary.
Title I - This section pertains to the protection of civil liberties. It authorizes federal money to
accomplish much of the act's provisions and authorizes the Secret Service to create a nationwide
electronic crime task force. This section also gives the president the authority to confiscate the
property of any foreign person who is believed to have aided in a war or attack on the United
States. Such seizures can be submitted secretly to courts as evidence.
Title II - This section broadens the ability of law-enforcement agencies to conduct surveillance
on "agents of foreign powers." It allows the interception of communications if they're related to
terrorist activities and allows law-enforcement agencies to share information related to terrorist
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activities with federal authorities. In addition, Title II authorizes roving surveillance -- that is, a
court order allowing surveillance on a particular person allows officers to use any means
available to intercept that person's communications, regardless of where the person goes.
Previously, a court order would only allow a wiretap on a specific line in one location. Further, it
allows the government to order files from the providers of communications services with details
about specific customers' use of the service. For example, an Internet service provider can be
ordered to provide in ...
Our unstable world has left many American’s to consider the costs and benefits of national security and civil rights. This paper briefly reviews the States Secret Privilege, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and The Patriot Act. In response to the attacks to our financial capital in New York and our nation’s defense department, The Patriot Act was enacted. These expansive powers granted to protect our security are examined in terms of how the impact upon potential limitations to our Constitutional Rights.
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Running Head: THE PATRIOT ACT OF THE US
THE PATRIOT ACT OF THE US
THE PATRIOT ACT OF THE US
Abstract
This project will research the USA PATRIOT Act including its history and the impact the act has had on the American citizens` rights. The paper will also determine the different provisions found in the Act. After determining the Bill`s wording, this research will look at whether the rights and the constitution of the American citizens are violated by the provisions. This paper will also find out the different reauthorizations performed to the law including changes to the provisions. The advantages and disadvantages of the law are going to be explored and the conclusion will determine the law`s constitutionality and if it is easy to take the government`s powers gained and check if the power has shifted to an extent of not going back now.
Thesis Statement
The PATRIOT Act analysis will tell if the Act was written with genuine interest of the US citizens or it was written with the aim of stripping off our rights that are taken for granted by many individuals.
Body
The USA PATRIOT Act was new legislation that was formed by the Government agencies and the public to respond to the growing fears of an attack that they had during the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks. The USA PATRIOT acronym stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”. The Bill was meant for implementing policies and plans with the aim of preventing a terrorist attack on our country in the near future. The Bill was also intended for the implementation of policies and plans for our citizens and interests throughout the globe (USA PATRIOT Act, 2017). There exist some controversial provisions in the power of conducting seizures and searches with the absence of “probable cause”, the gathering and interception of private communication involving text messages, email and voice call as well as the indefinite detention of terrorists who are suspected. It enabled easy access to an individual`s medical and financial records and fewer restrictions are involved in accessing court documents.
The PATRIOT Act was signed by President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001, and the act was made a necessity for keeping us safe from attacks that may occur in the future. However, there was an emergence of some concerns where some civil liberties were ignored by the Act. The law has been altered time and again since it was enacted.
According to McCarthy (2002), the Act is divided into nine categories namely surveillance, prevention of terrorism by anti-money laundering practices, improved intelligence, domestic security against terrorism, putting away judicial obstacles to investigation, border security, victims of terrorism compensation, establishment of criminal law of terrorism and terrorism classification as criminal offense. The surveillance provision has particularly brought problems regarding rights. Restrict.
This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®.Instructions (100GrazynaBroyles24
This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®.
Instructions (100% Original Work)
This assignment will not be accepted late.
The term paper consists of two parts:
Part 1 - Select a domestic or international terrorist organization that threatens the U.S. homeland and complete a profile of that organization. The group profile should be approximately 50 percent of the final paper and must include a discussion of the group's ideology, targeting, tactics, capability, and overall goals, analysis of attacks, and any statements or propaganda released by the group. Make sure you have enough information on the group to address all these factors and how it affects the US homeland.
A foreign terrorist group for this project must be on the official list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) maintained by the U.S. Department of State. In the case of domestic terrorist groups, there is no sanctioned list from which to choose, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has made significant arrests from several groups that would fit the description of a domestic terrorist group. The FBI also names many other groups in congressional testimony. Materials presented in the first module, as well as recent news and congressional testimony, are good sources of information on how to identify domestic groups for this project.
Part 2 - Use the group profile to conduct an analysis of one or more U.S. homeland security policies studied in module 2, to assess the ability of the policy or policies to counter the threat posed by the group profiled. This analysis should begin with an introduction and explanation of the policy, followed by an analysis addressing the breadth of the information (from part 1) gathered on that terrorist group. The policy you analyze should be consistent with the group; for example, if you choose a domestic terrorist group, it would be improper to analyze the Secure Border Initiative and its ability to counter a domestic threat, because the members of the group are already within the nation's borders. If you find the policy deficient, make specific recommendations for policy change to counter the threat. If you deem the policy sufficient to counter the threat, explain the rationale for your conclusion.
To complete part 2 of the paper. Conduct the required analysis on the USA PATRIOCT ACT security policy. See below.
The USA PATRIOT Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush on October 26, 2001, broadened the ability of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to interdict terrorism in four ways (Congressional Research Service [CRS], 2002). First, it applied toward the fight against terrorism a number of investigative tools that had previously been available to fight other forms of organized crime. Second, the act removed many of the legal barriers that prevented the intelligence community (IC) from sharing information with law enforcement. Third, it updated laws to reflect new technology and new threats. Four ...
A process server is a authorized person for delivering legal documents, such as summons, complaints, subpoenas, and other court papers, to peoples involved in legal proceedings.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
2. 9/11
Al Qaeda's attack on the Twin Towers and the
Pentagon on September 11, 2001 spurred a
“call to action” for our government and our
population as a whole.
3. Response Chronology
First Bills Initially Introduced:
Combating Terrorism Act
Public Safety and Cyber Security Enhancement Act
Intelligence to Prevent Terrorism Act
Anti-terrorism Act of 2001
Financial Terrorism Act
Within 45 days of September 11, 2011 Congress had developed and enacted the “Uniting And Strengthening
America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” (USA PATRIOT Act)
Ten Titles with over 156 sections
Impacting - Key acts changed were the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA), the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and Bank Secrecy Act
(BSA), as well as the Immigration and Nationality Act
Also impacting the Departments/Agencies – Treasury, Central Intelligence, Homeland Security, Federal Bureau
of Investigation, as well as, all three braches of government
And challenging the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments….
4. Preliminary Take – Pros and Cons
The Act grants federal officials greater powers to trace and intercept terrorists’
communications both for law enforcement and foreign intelligence purposes. It
reinforces federal anti-money laundering laws and regulations in an effort to deny
terrorists the resources necessary for future attacks. It tightens our immigration laws
to close our borders to foreign terrorists and to expel those among us. Finally, it
creates a few new federal crimes, such as the one outlawing terrorists’ attacks on mass
transit; increases the penalties for many others; and institutes several procedural
changes, such as a longer statute of limitations for crimes of terrorism.
Critics have suggested that it may go too far. The authority to monitor e-mail traffic, to
share grand jury information with intelligence and immigration officers, to confiscate
property, and to impose new book-keeping requirements on financial institutions, are
among the features troubling to some.
5. USA PATRIOT Act
Title I – Enhancing Domestic Security
Counterterrorism fund
Condemnation of Arab and Muslim American discrimination
Increased funding for the FBI
Request for military assistance to assist in emergencies
Expansion of National Electronic Crime Task Force
Presidential authority (emergency powers act)
6. USA PATRIOT Act
Title II – Enhanced Surveillance Procedures
Authority to intercept wire, oral and electronic communications relating to terrorism, computer fraud and abuse offenses
Authority to share criminal investigative information
Clarification of intelligence exceptions from limitations on interception and disclosure of wire, oral and electronic
communication
Employed translators at FBI
Roving surveillance authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Duration of FISA surveillance of non-US persons who are agents of a foreign power
Seizure of voice mail messages pursuant to warrants
Emergency disclosure of electronic communications to protect life
Authority for delaying notice of execution of a warrant
Access to records and other items under the FISA
Modification of authorities relating to use of pen registers and trap and trace devices
Pen register is a device
that tracks all numbers
called from a particular
phone
7. USA PATRIOT Act
Title II – Enhanced Surveillance Procedure (cont.)
Interception of Computer trespasser information
Foreign intelligence information
Single jurisdiction search warrants
Nationwide service
8. USA PATRIOT Act
Title III – International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act
Special due diligence for correspondent accounts and private banking accounts
Long arm jurisdiction over foreign money launderers
Forfeiture of foreign funds and proceeds of foreign crimes
Verification of identification
International cooperation on identification of originators of wire transfers
Amendments related to reporting suspicious activity
Development of a financial crimes enforcement network (FinCEN)
Establishment of a highly secure network
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
9. USA PATRIOT Act
Title IV – Protecting the Border
Ensuring adequate personnel are on the northern border
Foreign student monitoring program
Participation of Homeland Security on Entry-Exit Task Force
Mandatory detention of suspected terrorists; habeas corpus, judicial review
10. USA PATRIOT Act
Title V – Removing Obstacles to Investigating Terrorism
Paying rewards to combat terrorism
DNA identification of terrorists and other violent criminals
Extension of Secret Service jurisdiction
Disclosure of educational records and National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
11. USA PATRIOT Act
Title VI – Providing for Victims of Terrorism, Public Safety Officers and Their
Families
Expedited payment to those public safety officers involved in the prevention, rescue or
recovery efforts required due to terrorism
Public safety officers benefit program with pay increases
Crime victims fund, compensation and assistance
12. USA PATRIOT Act
Title VII – Increased Information Sharing for Critical Infrastructure Protection
Regional information sharing (within US)
13. USA PATRIOT Act
Title VIII – Strengthening Criminal Laws Against Terrorism
Jurisdiction over crimes committed against US facilities abroad
Technical clarification of what constitutes material support to a terrorist organization
No statute of limitation for terrorism offenses
Alternate maximum penalties for terrorism offenses
Post-release supervision of terrorists
Development and support of cybersecurity forensic capabilities
Expansion of the biological weapons statute
14. USA PATRIOT Act
Title IX – Improved Intelligence
Inclusion of international terrorist activities within the scope of foreign intelligence
under the National Security Act of 1947
Congress to establish and maintain intelligence relationships to acquire information on
terrorists and terrorist organizations
Temporary authority to defer submittal to Congress of reports on intelligence and
intelligence related matters
Foreign terrorist asset tracking center
National Virtual Translation Center
Improved training programs for gathering and using foreign intelligence
15. USA PATRIOT Act
Title X – Miscellaneous
Definition of electronic surveillance
Venue in money laundering cases
Limitation on the issuance of hazmat licenses
Expansion and reauthorization of crime identification technology act for anti-terrorism
grants to States and localities
Critical infrastructure protection
16. ACLU Challenge (July 30, 2003)
As the ACLU described in a report released today, Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act
violates constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures as well
as the rights to freedom of speech and association. The report, Unpatriotic Acts: The
FBI's Power to Rifle Through Your Records and Personal Belongings Without Telling
You, describes how the law:
Violates the Fourth Amendment by allowing the FBI to search and seize records or personal
belongings without a warrant, without showing probable cause -- and without ever notifying
even innocent people of the searches;
Violates the First Amendment because it allows the FBI to easily obtain information about a
person's reading habits, religious affiliations, Internet surfing and other expressive activities
that would be ""chilled"" by the threat of investigation;
Violates the First Amendment by imposing a ""gag order"" that prohibits those served with
Section 215 orders from telling anyone -- ever -- that the FBI demanded information, even if
the information is not tied to a particular suspect and poses no risk to national security.
17. Other Challenges
“the Act offends basic civil liberties under the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments.”
(Committee on Civil Rights of the New York Bar Association)
The Court found that FISA as amended by the Patriot Act was a constitutionally reasonable
response to the terrorist threat.
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) - CCR’s motion was filed in a pending lawsuit,
Humanitarian Law Project v. Ashcroft, that has already declared unconstitutional part of
the material support statute. In March 2000, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit Court barred enforcement of criminal bans on providing “personnel” and
“training” to proscribed groups, finding that these prohibitions are unconstitutionally
vague and could criminalize a wide range of First Amendment-protected speech, from
writing an op-ed to lobbying or teaching human rights advocacy
18. Latest and Potentially the Biggest
Challenge
Edward Snowden
Meta-data files collecting information on everyone in the U.S. (using only
what they need to fight terrorism)
Spying on both our enemies and our allies
19. Conclusion
In 45 days Congress acted to modify our laws and statutes in massive ways to take on a
completely new challenge
Our biggest challenge was no longer large country states
This new challenge was and could still be within our national boundaries
This enemy was not one to be impacted by world diplomacy and economic pressure
The enemy was fanatical in their belief that the west was the root of all evil
Thankfully there has not been another attack on American soil since 9/11 that had such
a horrendous impact
Is there over-reach built into the Patriot Act – Probably
Something big needed to be done right away
Challenges and changes have occurred and should continue to occur
20. Conclusion (cont.)
Are the changes made as a result of the Patriot Act prone to abuses, possibly –
Guantanamo Bay
Spying on our allies
Very open access to electronic, educational and medical information of all US citizens
With changes that have now been tested over the period from 2001 - 2014, I believe it is time to
revisit this statute and evaluate –
What has worked and what hasn’t
Are we achieving results while minimizing the impact to the constitutional freedoms we have
become accustomed to
Do we have the right balance of checks and balances and oversight to assure abuses of power
remain the exception
21. References
http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/patriot
http://www.Wikipedia.org
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3162:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001):
Oct. 23, 24, considered and passed House.
Oct. 25, considered and passed Senate.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 37 (2001):
Oct. 26, Presidential remarks.
patriotact.com
www.aclu.org
Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr. (February 2005) “Challenges to Challenging The Patriot Act
- Limits on Judicial Review and a Proposal for Reform”