DHS Chief Privacy Officer on Data mining

A recent report by the Constitution Project offers federal agencies some help in managing the enormous amounts of data and how to set up data mining tools. Mary Ellen Callahan, DHS chief privacy officer tells how her department deals with these challenges.

Federal News Radio, March 7, 2011

Mary Ellen Callahan, chief privacy officer, DHS
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With nearly every agency facing information overload, several say they are struggling with how to use the technology behind searching for patterns in data. A recent report by the Constitution Project offers agencies some help in managing the enormous amounts of data and how to set up data mining tools. Mary Ellen Callahan is the chief privacy officer at the Homeland Security Department. She tells WFED's Jason Miller about how her department deals with these challenges.

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