Week 9

4/13/15-4/15/15

Blogs- April 15, 2015

Hillary Clinton makes presidential bid official
Taylor interview, April 13, 2015
While the whole nation knew the democratic party favorite would be running for president, no one
expected Hillary Clinton's short, low-profile announcement. What is the public saying about her
campaign approach?
Jessica Taylor, campaign editor for the Hill, discussed the presidential election with Capital
Insider.
Problems at the IRS
Rose interview, April 13, 2015
The IRS commissioner is blaming Congress for budget problems at the agency. Have they be
able to keep up with the massive amounts of tax returns this week despite under-funding?
Francis Rose, host of "in-depth with Francis Rose" on Federal News Radio 1500 AM, discussed
the tax deadline with Capital Insider.
Hillary Clinton's announcement
Harrison interview, April 14, 2015
The democratic candidate is focusing on small businesses and is open to revamping the
Affordable Care Act. Does Hillary Clinton's stance on these issues follow party lines when it
comes to her economic policies?
J.D. Harrison, reporter for the Washington Post, discussed Clinton's political views on Capital
Insider.
The export import bank
Ellis interview, April 14, 2015
The 81-year-old bank's charter is about to expire. While republicans want to let the bank run its
course, democrats are pushing for an extension on the building. What will be the future of the
bank?
Steve Ellis, vice president of the non-partisan taxpayers for common sense, discussed the
establishment's fate with Capital Insider.

April 15- interview

PATRICK -- THIS ALL BOILS DOWN TO POSSIBILITIES OF BIG DATA.
HOW ARE AGENCIES LIKE THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WORKING TOWARD USING
TECHNOLOGY .... TO HANDLE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION?
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ONCE THEY'RE ABLE TO CRACK THE CODE -- AND DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT CAN
PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT -- HOW WILL THAT CHANGE THE DEFENSE AND
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY?
-ONE PROGRAM -- LAUNCHED IN 20-11 -- ''FUNDED'' PROJECTS TO PREDICT NATIONAL
SECURITY EVENTS... BUT IT FAILED TO ENVISION THE ''EBOLA OUTBREAK''.
WHAT WENT WRONG?
-THESE PROGRAMS RELY HEAVILY ON ''OPEN DATA'' -- BUT IN A RECENT ARTICLE YOU
ADDRESS PRIVACY CONCERNS AS WELL:
"WHEN MOST PEOPLE GIVE THEIR DATA AWAY, THEY DON'T IMAGINE MILITARY
''TECHNOLOGISTS'' TRYING TO .... ''EXTRAPOLATE'' PREDICTIONS. AS MORE PEOPLE
BECOME CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THEIR DATA IS USED-- ESPECIALLY BY
GOVERNMENT ACTORS-- THEY'RE ''CHANGING'' THE DATA THAT THEY MAKE AND
RELEASE."#
SO PATRICK-- WHAT HAPPENS THEN? HOW IS THE INTEL COMMUNITY HANDLING THIS
POSSIBILITY?
-LETS DISCUSS THE MILITARY'S USE OF SENSORS.
THEY'VE BEEN USED FOR DECADES TO COLLECT DATA IN PLACES WHERE HUMAN'S
CAN'T GO.
''DARPA'' RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED "NEAR ZERO POWER 'R-F'
AND SENSOR OPERATIONS."
WHAT IS THAT... AND HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT'S ALREADY IN USE?
-THIS GOES ALONG WITH THE PENTAGON'S PLAN FOR "PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE" -WHAT OTHER DEVELOPMENTS COULD WE SEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE?#