Homeland Security: Information Sharing Responsibilities, Challenges, And Key Management Issues

The Homeland Security Act of 2002, which created the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), brought together 22 diverse org's. to help prevent terrorist attacks in the U.S., reduce the vulnerability of the U.S. to terrorist attacks, & minimize damage & assist in recovery from attacks that do occur. The act est'd. homeland security responsibilities for DHS, which incl. sharing info. among its own entities & with other Fed. agencies, state & local gov'ts., the private sector, & others. This report discusses DHS's info. sharing (IS) efforts, incl.: the significance of IS in fulfilling DHS's respon.; prior analyses & recommend. for improving the Fed. govt.'s IS efforts; & key mgmt. issues DHS should consider in developing & implementing effective IS processes & systems.Randolph C. Hite is the author of 'Homeland Security: Information Sharing Responsibilities, Challenges, And Key Management Issues', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756739607 and ISBN 0756739608.