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Meeting the Threat of Terrorism: Culture Change

In this National Security Brief, the Markle Task Force points out that there has been little development the information sharing practices of government agencies and…

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Meeting the Threat of Terrorism: Protecting Privacy and Civil Liberties in a Networked Information Environment

In the fight against terrorism, we must deploy 21st century solutions that protect America’s most traditional values: civil liberties and privacy. America’s national security depends on…

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Meeting the Threat of Terrorism: Authorized Use

This brief defines the concept of a mission-based authorized use standard and lists the potential results of employing it in the government’s information sharing system. …

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Meeting the Threat of Terrorism: Authorized Use [Quick Reference]

This brief defines the concept of a mission-based authorized use standard and lists the potential results of employing it in the government’s information sharing system. …

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Reforming the Culture of National Security: Vision, Clarity, and Accountability

Findings and recommendations include: Weaknesses in the national security apparatus, including stovepiping, inefficient communication, deleterious competition, and overlapping lines of authority, are problems of culture…

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Nation At Risk: Policy Makers Need Better Information to Protect the Country

The President and Congress must reaffirm information sharing as a top priority, which means: ensuring that policymakers have the best information to inform their decisions…

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Testimony of Slade Gorton to the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security of the Senate Judiciary Committee

Reaffirming information as a top priority would require the administration to move the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment into the Executive Office of…

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Testimony of Zoe Baird to Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security

Today, we are still vulnerable to attack because—as on 9/11—we are still not able to connect the dots. At the same time, our civil liberties…

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Testimony of Zoë Baird and Slade Gorton on behalf of Markle Task Force to the US House Committee on the Judiciary

In testimony to Congress, the Markle Task Force calls for immediate action to prepare America for the future by addressing the cultural, institutional, and technological…

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Broadening and Enhancing the Capacity of Developing Countries to Effectively Participate in the Global ICT Policy Fora and the ICT for Development

Topics include making the case and establishing the need for universal participation of developing countries in the global ICT policy and decision making fora, conceptual…

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Testimony of Jeffrey H. Smith Submitted to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment of the House Committee on Homeland Security

The Markle Task Force’s most recent report found that, although we have made much progress, we are still vulnerable to attack because-as on 9/11-we are…

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Meeting the Threat of Terrorism: Discoverability

Discoverability means users can “discover” selected values (e.g., who, what, where, when), but cannot gain access to the underlying information until the user requesting access…