POLICY: July 2009 Archives

Government and industry experts told House lawmakers that the administration needs to restructure how Federal interagency information-sharing initiatives are funded and implemented to encourage compliance by agencies that currently place a higher priority on their own missions.

"Differing missions, overlapping turf conflicts, resource constraints, bureaucratic inertia and agency tunnel vision still exist and impede information sharing," said Ambassador Thomas McNamara, program manager of the Information Sharing Environment, a post within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.  READ MORE

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Information Sharing Emerges as DHS Secretary's Top Priority, READ MORE

Remarks by Secretary Napolitano at the Council on Foreign Relations, VIEW

 

One of the most important areas of concern to the 9/11 Commission was the improvement of intelligence collection and dissemination across the board throughout government. In marking the fifth anniversary of the issuance of the 9/11 Commission Report Wednesday, DHS has released a progress report outlining advancements in the Department's capabilities to protect against and respond to acts of terrorism and other threats. Read More.

DHS Press Release

DHS Report