11-14-95. Washrag: "FBI Targets Expected Growth In Computer Crime." The FBI is beefing up its fight against computer crime. A Washington office, which handles international cases, was established in 1993. The San Francisco office will keep a close eye on activities in Silicon Valley, while the New York squad will handle financial-related computer crimes. "Postal Service Planning to Sell Prepaid Telephone Cards." Because the phone cards are "stored value cards," they could offer the Postal Service a logical first step toward the use of a "smart card" that might be used in connection with an information kiosk the agency is developing for the federal government to provide the public with a computer link to the federal bureaucracy. Long-range plans for the kiosk call for use of smart cards that would enable people to receive government payments, such as welfare benefits or checks for food stamps. FKI_osk (7 kb)