The 9/10/11 Project: Information Sharing
Homeland Security & Defense Business Council
Are We Ready for the Day Before Tomorrow? Imagine it is September 10, 2011 - 9/10/11 - a full decade since the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Is our nation equipped for whatever catastrophe may happen tomorrow? How have our prevention, preparedness, response and resiliency structures changed, matured and become operational? The Homeland Security & Defense Business Council's 9/10/11 Project looks at how far the country has come since the day before 9/11/2001. Through fresh interviews with industry leaders the Council is seeking to vividly illustrate the strides our government at all levels, working with the private sector, has made to secure the country and to stay at least one step ahead of events and disasters that could destroy our way of life. On the 10th of each month through September 2011, the Council will provide a historical context for how far we have come and where we are now, as well as an assessment of the future of the most pressing homeland security issues. This monograph focuses on Information Sharing. Visit The 9/10/11 Project webpage.        

Using an Information Sharing Maturity Model to Support National Security Goals
Deloitte
Among the many important findings in the 9/11 Commission Report, one seemed especially urgent: the need to develop guidelines for gathering and sharing information between intelligence agencies. And the problems of information sharing are not limited to the domain of the nation's intelligence services. Information, the currency of the 21st century, flows with varying efficiency through the arteries of commerce. In this white paper, Deloitte asserts that a maturity model focused on the problems of information sharing is a critical tool organizations should use to measure effectiveness and chart road maps for improvement.  

ICE's Cyber Crime Center Uses Case Management to Streamline Processes and Share Information
Oracle
Using a unified case management solution, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can now collaborate with law enforcement officials throughout the country, contributing to the arrest of more than 5,400 child sex predators and the deportation of another 2,100 predators last year.
Using Oracle's CRM products, database and related portal development tools, ICE combats crimes committed online and electronically, providing a new avenue through which to pursue criminals, predators and child pornographers.  ICE is just one example of a federal organization striving to comply with regulatory mandates such as the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), designed to promote government-wide performance improvements, the President's Management Agenda (PMA) and Electronic Government (E-Gov). Tight budgets, growing constituent expectations and stricter security requirements are forcing federal audiences to search for ways to deliver better, faster information access, along with streamlined, secure performance and the ability to measure the effectiveness of key operational processes.