John Poindexter's resignation was not enough, two Senators critical of DARPA are saying. They want the agency's entire Information Awareness Office -- the groups of minds, lead by Poindexter, who came up with the terror trading floor and the Total Information Awareness database effort -- closed for good.
"I am still determined to shut the entire program this fall," Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) told the New York Times. "I want to close the Poindexter umbrella."
Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), added, "The issue wasn't Poindexter. The issue was preposterous ideas that in some cases threatened the privacy of the American people."
Poindexter's resignation letter became public yesterday. You can read it here.
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