Barry Steinhardt referenced today’s GAO Report on Government Data Mining (full report – PDF) – (Highlights PDF). Steinhardt mentions four programs of special concern:

• Verity K2 Enterprise – Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Mines data “to identify foreign terrorists or U.S. citizens connected to foreign terrorism activities.” (Page 30 of GAO report)
• Analyst Notebook I2 – Department of Homeland Security. “Correlates events and people to specific information.” (p. 44)
• PATHFINDER – DIA. “Can compare and search multiple large databases quickly” and “analyze government and private sector databases.” (p. 30)
• Case Management Data Mart – DHS. “Assists in managing law enforcement cases” Using private-sector data. (p. 44)