David Fletcher: Homeland SecurityNews, information, and reports related to homeland security at state, local and national levels911 Commission Report- July 26, 2004 The 911 Commission issued its final report last week. Copies were available at airports and bookstores almost immediately. It is available for only $8 on Amazon where it is the 1 best seller (you might not want to read it online since it is over 500 pages). Among the Commission's many recommendations: Make homeland security funding contingent on the adoption of an incident command system to strengthen teamwork in a crisis, including a regional approach. Allocate more...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/homelandSecurity/2004/07/26.html#a1417 National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan- July 22, 2004 The need to share information between law enforcement and intelligence agencies is one of many issues being discussed at the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) being held here in Salt Lake City this week. The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan outlines many of these issues including the need for systems like RISS and MATRIX. The plan was developed by the Global Intelligence Working Group which was charged with overcoming long-standing barriers to information...http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/homelandSecurity/2004/07/22.html#a1408 HSIN-CI- July 7, 2004 Here's a good presentation on RTLS standards. Both the FCC and China's State Radio Regulatory Commission are pushing for international RTLS standards. Last month, the US Dept. of Homeland Security unveiled HSIN-CI, the Homeland Security Information Network for Critical Infrastructure. HSIN-CI is an unclassified network, which immediately provides the Department&146;s Homeland Security Operations Center with one-stop 247 access to a broad spectrum of industries, agencies and critical..http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/categories/homelandSecurity/2004/07/07.html#a1389 |