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Article: GAO Criticizes System For Tracking Terrorists; 'Watch Lists' Are Called Incompatible
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- The Washington Post
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- April 30, 2003
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More than 19 months after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the federal
government's system of keeping track of suspected terrorists remains
disorganized and inefficient, according to a congressional study to
be released today.
The report by the General Accounting Office found that a dozen
terrorist "watch lists" compiled by nine federal agencies are
frequently incompatible with one another, containing different pieces
of information and frequently set up so they cannot be merged or
compared easily.
In addition, congressional investigators found much of the data
contained in such lists are not shared among federal agencies or with
state and local law enforcement agencies.
Overall, the report ...