Shared intelligence makes everyone smarter; information-sharing initiatives are critical to homeland security efforts. Here's a progress report on the most significant efforts now underway.(Homeland Security)(information-sharing programs and networks)

Security Management, January, 2004 by Gips, Michael A.

If someone were to write the book Everything I Need to Know About Homeland Security I Learned in Kindergarten, chapter one would be called "Sharing." Just as we were encouraged to let schoolmates use our things and join our games, the book would tell us, so should we share certain information with law enforcement, government, and industry--even competitors. In school, sharing yielded perhaps a new friend or experience. In business and government, information sharing yields a network of allies to prevent and protect against terrorism and other threats.

This lesson has not been lost on the government or the security profession. The Homeland Security Information Sharing Act of 2002 reflects this realization, allowing the president to establish procedures for...

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