Congress to DHS - Terror Watch List needs major overall

Interesting story in the Wall Street Journal regarding a Congressional report finding that the TWL is:

...hobbled by technology challenges, and the $500 million program designed to upgrade it is on the verge of collapse, according to a preliminary congressional investigation.

Interesting fact I didn't know... the TWL DB was built by Lockheed Martin (I know when I think database I think Lockheed... WTF?) back in 2001 and is unable to do keyword searches... they have a person build a query. I'm not kidding. I'll repeat. The Department of Homeland Security builds the Terror Watch List by running a friggin' query.

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• Technical Flaws Hinder Terrorist Watch List; Congress Calls for Investigation - House Science and Technology Committee
• Miller letter to Inspector General Maquire Regarding Technical Flaws in Terrorist Watch List [pdf]
• Memo to Subcommittee Chairman Miller [pdf]