Project Genoa
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Project Genoa was a software project at DARPA's Information Awareness Office which was designed to analyze large amounts of data and metadata.
Program Synopsis
Genoa's primary function was intelligence analyses.[1]
Companies such as Integral Visuals, Inc., Saffron Technology, and Syntek were involved in Genoa's development, and it was strongly supported DARPA official and eventual director John Poindexter.
History
Genoa was conceived in 1995 under the Clinton administration, commissioned in 1996, and was completed in the 2002 fiscal year.[2][3][4]
It became a component of the Total Information Awareness program in 2002 and was utilized by the Defense Intelligence Agency.[3][5]
See also
External Links
http://www.darpa.mil/darpatech99/Presentations/isopdf/isotia.pdf
References
- ^ Dan Verton (1 September 2003). "Genoa II: Man and Machine Thinking as One". Computerworld. IDG Enterprise. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ Harris, Shane (18 February 2010). The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State (reprint ed.). Penguin. ISBN 9781101195741.
- ^ a b Mayle, Adam; Alex, Knott (2003). "Total Business Awareness: The Corporate Contracting Behind John Poindexter's Total Information Awareness Program". Center for Public Integrity.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Belasco, Amy (21 March 2003). "Total Information Awareness Programs: Funding, Composition, and Oversight Issues" (PDF). www.au.af.mil/au. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Poindexter, John (2 August 2002). "OVERVIEW OF THE INFORMATION AWARENESS OFFICE". fas.org. Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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