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500 Day Plan Status Updates
400dayplan.pdf

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL
niac_critical_infrastructure.pdf
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Information Sharing for Homeland Security: A Brief Overiew.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32597.pdf
This report by the Congressional Research Service details the sharing policies in practice in 2005 and recommends changes to increase the effectiveness of sharing.

National Strategy for Information Sharing
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/infosharing/NSIS_book.pdf
The National Strategy for Information Sharing was released by President George W. Bush in October of 2007. The report gives priority to coordinate our nation’s efforts in sharing pertinent information between agencies, departments, and government entities.

Protecting Privacy and Other Legal Rights in the Sharing of Information
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/infosharing/sectionVII.html
This White House document addresses privacy issues that must be considered while the United States pursues the information sharing objective.

National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan of 2003
http://www.epic.org/privacy/fusion/ncisp-plan.pdf
The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan is a 2003 Department of Justice publication that details the United States’ then strategy for the sharing of information and intelligence.

National Preparedness: Technology and Information Sharing Challenges, August, 30, 2002
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d021048r.pdf
The report given by Tom Davis confronts issues such as interagency communication and cooperation at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as the private sector. The common problem of how to collect and share information with relevant parties without disclosing potentially harmful information is also addressed.

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global)
http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=8
http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0607TRAFFICKINGDOJ.PDF
The Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative gives the U.S. Attorney General recommendations on the dispersal of justice information and integration resources. The Global Advisory Committee represents a broad array of justice professionals in fields such as: law enforcement agencies, government lawyers and court professionals, corrections agencies, and probation and parole departments.

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)
http://www.riss.net/overview.aspx
The Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) is a national system that separates the country in six multistate divisions to aid government efforts at each level to share information, utilize analytical services, availability of specialized equipment, funding, etc. The regional sects use a secure intranet to improve communication between agencies or departments that otherwise may not work together due to jurisdiction issues.

Information Sharing Environment Implementation Plan
http://www.ise.gov/docs/ise-impplan-200611.pdf
In the Plan detailed by the ISE, the organization itemizes the ISE’s mission and needs at each level of the government, both domestic and foreign, and the private sector. The status of the information sharing environment, how it is now and how it will be in the future. The ISE also discusses fusion centers, information sharing evaluation environments, security, standards, and challenges.

GAO: Information Sharing, March 2006
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06385.pdf
In the study conducted by the GAO, agencies were reviewed on how and how well they handled terrorism-related and sensitive but unclassified information. The GAO observed many problems such as the absence of a government wide policy to determine how to handle sensitive information most efficiently.

DHS Policy for Internal Information Exchange and Sharing, February 2007
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/laws/gc_1171048715234.shtm
Secretary Michael Chertoff released the memorandum to all Department of Homeland Security Components specifying the DHS’ policy on how to handle sensitive information. Secretary Chertoff details the importance of making potential terrorism, homeland security, and other important information accessible to those who need it for official purposes.

Secure Information Sharing
http://www.gsa.gov/gsa/cm_attachments/GSA_DOCUMENT/13-TrustedComputerSystems_R2GVH-l_0Z5RDZ-i34K-pR.htm
The U.S. General Services Administration confronts the extensive issue of sharing classified information among fellow government employees. The Administration offers secure communication systems or domains that facilitate such communication and solutions to combat such problems.

Report to Congressional Requesters, 2006
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06385.pdf
The Government Accountability’s Office report to Congressional Requesters in March 2006 unveiled the vulnerabilities or shortcomings of the plan to improve the dissemination of information on all government levels and subsequent security risks due to said faulting.

DHS: Information Sharing & Analysis
http://www.dhs.gov/xinfoshare/
The Department of Homeland Security’s main goal is to assess any vulnerability to the nation and disseminating such information accordingly.

Information Sharing Environment Implementation Plan, 2006
http://www.ise.gov/docs/ise-impplan-200611.pdf
As detailed in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA), the President established the Information Sharing Environment (ISE). ISE’s main goal is to promote the establishment of a working association between all levels of government, the private sector, and foreign allies.

Lessons Learned Information Sharing System, LLIS
https://www.llis.dhs.gov/
The Lessons Learned Information Sharing website was launched to better enable emergency response providers and homeland security officials to exchange information to facilitate the mission to prevent, prepare for, and respond to terrorist incidents across the nation.

FBI- status of National Information Sharing System, 2005
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel05/niss062705.htm
On 25 February 2005, the FBI announced that the Bureau will extend the National Information Sharing Strategy (NISS) and launch the first Regional Data Exchange (R-DEx) in St. Louis, MO. R-DEx is the first of many programs to be implemented under the Department of Justice’s Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program (LEISP). R-DEx will provide state, local, and tribal law enforcement with appropriate access to federal investigative and intelligence data.

Executive Order Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040827-4.html
On the 27 August 2004, President George Bush, made the Executive Order to improve the sharing of terrorism information in all federal agencies especially in agencies’ counterterrorism departments or divisions.

Info. Sharing: Practices that Can Benefit Critical Infrastructure Protection
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0224.pdf
In an investigation conducted by the Government Accountability Office in 2001, the Office found that information sharing practices and techniques are fundamental to better protect the critical infrastructure and more efficiently prevent outside threats or attacks.

Testimony: Maritime information-sharing efforts improving
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06933t.pdf
In an investigation conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), it was concluded that maritime security is more absolute and that information sharing has improved, along with former vulnerabilities to maritime security.

Information Sharing and Systems
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/book/sect4-2.pdf
Information Sharing and Systems provided by The National Strategy for Homeland Security urges for technological advancements and improvements in communication to better cooperation between various agencies and departments to improve efficiency in the dissemination of information throughout the government.

Testimony: Improvements with information sharing and watch lists, 2003
http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress03/mefford092303.htm
The Congressional Testimony of Larry A. Mefford, the Executive Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence Division of the FBI to the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 23, 2003, details the Bureau’s advancements with information sharing and watch lists.

FBI- Partnerships and Information Sharing
http://www.fbi.gov/aboutus/transformation/partnerships.htm
With the government’s reaffirmed dedication to information sharing, the Bureau has launched the National Security Branch, the Office of Law Enforcement Coordination, and created several new task forces (JTTFs) and joint, interagency centers.

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