tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-94161205314098957 2014-02-16T12:01:14-05:00 Original reporting on little-known U.S. government funded foreign aid projects, so-called "drug war" initiatives, and overseas business subsidies. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201a5116dff4b970c 2014-02-16T12:01:14-05:00 2014-02-16T12:01:14-05:00

Many thanks to Drudge Report for spreading the word about my latest article “Feds want to track your DNA like a license plate.”

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201a73d79549f970d 2014-02-16T11:48:14-05:00 2014-02-16T11:48:14-05:00

Just as details are emerging about a controversial, nationwide vehicle-surveillance database, WND has learned the federal government is planning an even more invasive spy program using “physiological signatures” to track down individuals.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201a3fca828d9970b 2014-01-25T22:37:02-05:00 2014-01-25T22:37:02-05:00

The number of people identified by the Obama administration as potential terrorists surged in the past two years, and the FBI now is preparing for another spike as it plans to intensify its scrutiny of foreign visitors and U.S. citizens, U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor has discovered. The federal government will hire up to 116 full-time private-contractor personnel to help amass and screen data on persons whose movements or activities are brought to the attention of the Terrorist Screening Center, an FBI-administered interagency unit.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201a5113d7c60970c 2014-01-21T19:44:20-05:00 2014-01-21T19:44:20-05:00

My latest from WND. -- S.P. The number of people identified by the Obama administration as potential terrorists surged in the past two years, and the FBI now is preparing for another spike as it plans to intensify its scrutiny of foreign visitors and U.S. citizens, WND has discovered.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20191046bf893970c 2013-07-26T17:07:58-04:00 2013-07-26T17:07:58-04:00

The deployment of federal drones in and around U.S. shores represents one of the Obama administration’s next steps in the nation’s expanded use of unmanned aircraft systems for surveillance purposes.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201761665a0e0970c 2012-07-12T13:51:49-04:00 2012-07-12T13:51:49-04:00

The federal government’s expanded use of drones over U.S. airspace for “humanitarian assistance and homeland security” purposes soon will receive a boost of assistance from the private sector. A cadre of contracted “subject-matter experts” will help devise national policies and procedures governing unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20177428fe60e970d 2012-06-20T09:05:00-04:00 2012-06-20T10:28:08-04:00

The U.S. government is embarking upon an audit of over 35,000 public schools in order to assess the extent of educational technology deployment—the extent of deployment, that is, in schools across The Philippines.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e20168eb6bd93e970c 2012-05-10T21:52:53-04:00 2012-05-10T21:55:24-04:00

USAID today released a detailed lot-by-lot equipment list, provided below, for what the agency refers to as the Jordan School Construction and Rehabilitation Program:

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e2015433d9692f970c 2011-07-19T18:55:38-04:00 2011-07-19T18:55:38-04:00

A delegation of Egyptian officials and educational leaders are coming to America to observe the operation of science, technology, and mathematics (STM) magnet schools—and U.S. taxpayers will foot the entire bill.

Steve Peacock tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515b9569e201538f9196e9970b 2011-07-01T09:56:13-04:00 2011-07-01T09:56:13-04:00

U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill to pay a consultant to assess Ukraine's national emergency communications initiative.

Steve Peacock