The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that seeks to reduce the over-classification of intelligence information and increase the amount that gets shared. "Though hard to believe, sheriffs and police chiefs can't readily access the information they need to prevent or disrupt a potential terrorist attack because those at the federal level resist sharing information," U.S. Representative Jane Harman said. "Over-classification and pseudo-classification -- stamping with any number of sensitive but unclassified markings -- remain rampant." READ MORE
BACKGROUND: The House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment had a Hearing: "A Report Card on Homeland Security Information Sharing" in September 2008. Recommend folks read the testimony by John McKay. He presents a good summary of the "real state" of information sharing programs. MORE
BACKGROUND: The House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment had a Hearing: "A Report Card on Homeland Security Information Sharing" in September 2008. Recommend folks read the testimony by John McKay. He presents a good summary of the "real state" of information sharing programs. MORE
