Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Steganography Analysis and Research Center.

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		State and local law enforcement assistance (15-0404)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Steganography Analysis and Research Center.

1 recipient will receive $493,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 179

Description: DSD Laboratories will continue efforts to establish a national repository of digital Steganography applications and hash values, or digital fingerprints, of all the files associated with the various Steganography applications in a database that can be consulted by Federal, state, and local law enforcement computer forensic examiners during forensic examination of a seized computer and associated digital media. Steganography applications will be obtained as a result of Internet searches for freeware/shareware and commercially licensed versions of as many Steganography applications as can be found, or acquired with the resources available as a result of an award for this project proposal.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
DSD Laboratories Inc (175362755)	$493		For-Profit	75 Union Avenue Sudbury, MA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $500,000 for the Steganography Analysis and Research Center;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007