Topic

Government surveillance contracts

Procurement relationships between public agencies and vendors of surveillance hardware and software, including the renewal and cancellation decisions that follow public pressure.

Current clusters

security1 publisher

MPD's Internal Affairs tracked its own sworn officers with Flock plate readers

The DC police union learned in July that Internal Affairs had been querying Flock cameras for officers under investigation. Its grievance was denied the same day the department restricted access force-wide.

Publishers:therecord.media

Reality

Evidence64
Adoption58
Hype gap+8
Incentives72
Confidence57