NEWS CONFERENCE WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 9:32 A.M. EDT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2000 Q: Ms. Reno -- (off mike) -- change of subject -- (off mike). There has been a lot of discussion about this Carnivore project. I was wondering if you could tell me how the process is proceeding for selecting a university for that, and when the Justice Department will name the university or college? ATTY. GEN. RENO: We want to make the selection as fair and equitable as possible for all universities that want to be considered. In order to do this, we will be posting tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. on the department's website a statement of work and specific expectations for the review. This will ensure that all the universities that want to be considered will be able to apply based on the same standards, and everyone, including privacy and industry experts, will understand exactly what we are expecting from the review process. These standards will be posted on the website at www.usdoj.gov for 10 business days, and then there will be a two-day selection period for the Carnivore review team to get a recommendation to me for a decision. I plan to have a final decision on a university by September the 15th. We are committed to having an independent technical review complete by December 1. This process ensures a level playing field amongst all the universities that have expressed an interest, and ensures a greater openness and understanding of the task we are requesting the university to undertake. Q: We had thought that you would be announcing the university by now. What set it back? ATTY. GEN. RENO: I think we realized that we wanted to make sure that everybody had an equal opportunity and that there was a process in place that people understood. Q: Were you getting inundated by applications? ATTY. GEN. RENO: I'll ask Carol (sp) to give you a -- Q: But were there complaints about -- (inaudible)? Was that what triggered this? ATTY. GEN. RENO: I don't know whether there were or not, but we wanted to ensure it.