A New National Strategy To Keep the U.S. Safe By Sharing and Safeguarding Information

In December, President Barack Obama signed the new National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding. The previous strategy dated from ...
(From the Connected World Blog)

Markle Task Force on National Security Shares Progress

Markle’s President, Zoe Baird Budinger, reflects on the important work the Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age has done since the terrorist attacks of September 11th.

The End of History?

It’s difficult to say if the West is in real decline, but there is no question that it faces a very stern test in the post 9/11 world.

Improved Information Sharing Led to Osama bin Laden

Extensive information sharing and collaboration among agencies was crucial to the success of operation Geronimo.

(From the Connected World Blog)

GAO Again Finds Information Sharing a 'High-Risk Program'

While progress has been made, the government still has no fully-functioning Information Sharing Environment to prevent terrorism.

(From the Connected World Blog)

What to make of the failed terrorist attack

The president has ordered two reviews since the attack attempted against Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day. While such reviews are ...

Christmas Day Attack a Wake-Up Call for Obama

George W. Bush's presidency was shocked early in its term by the unimagined terrorist act on September 11, 2001. Mr. Bush, who tended to ...

The Christmas Day Intelligence Failure – Part I: Enterprise Amnesia vs. Enterprise Intelligence

I have been watching the public statements from our leadership, media reports, the blogosphere, and emails galore related to the failed December ...

Connecting the Dots and the Christmas Plot

“We slipped up.”  That’s what Patrick F. Kennedy, the Undersecretary of State for Management, said at a Senate hearing ...

Mobilizing Information to Prevent Terrorism

The Markle Task Force provides guidelines for developing trust in the information sharing environment.