Task Force: Government not taking advantage of info sharing technology
Online Exclusive, Dec 2 2003
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The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age has concluded that the U.S. government has not yet taken advantage of America's technology expertise to fight the war on terrorism.
The foundation's report, "Creating A Trusted Information Network for Homeland Security," catalogs current gaps in the nation's system for analyzing and sharing intelligence. It details the elements of a proposed System-wide Homeland Analysis and Resource Exchange (SHARE) Network that would more effectively combat terrorism while protecting privacy and other civil liberties.
The government's progress since September 11, 2001, toward building an adequate information sharing network has been slow and is not guided by an overall vision of how information should be shared and analyzed.
The foundation outlined the following goals for government:
- create the network;
- issue clear government-wide policy guidelines for the government's collection and use of domestic information; and
- clarify the respective roles of DHS, the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), the FBI and other federal agencies.
The Task Force concludes that government-wide guidelines are needed to define the security interests in research into data mining of private sector information.
For more information, visit www.markle.org
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