The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age is comprised of a diverse and bipartisan group of experienced policymakers, senior executives from the information technology industry, public interest advocates, and experts in privacy, intelligence, and national security. The Markle Task Force was established in 2002 to help inform the policy judgments of the federal, state and local governments regarding the collection and use of information as it relates to national security. (Find out more about the Markle Task Force.)
			Energy and National Security In its ongoing efforts to explore new ways of addressing emerging national security needs, Markle has been working in partnership with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) to study the challenges posed by the complex intersection of growing energy demands, technological change, global instability, and US national security. This project began with the recognition that the relationship between energy and security will be one of the most important policy challenges confronting the United States in the 21st century, affecting the nation's standing and its global influence. (Learn more about the US Energy Security project.)
			Olympic Security Review Conference The Markle Foundation, along with Siebel Systems and the Utah Department of public safety, was a conference sponsor of the Olympic Security Review Conference in Salt Lake City on October 24 and 25, 2002. More than sixty participants from the private sector and from the state, local and federal public safety community attended. Most of the participants were people who played a central role in developing and executing the Olympic security plan. (Download related report - PDF 1.4MB)
			Terrorism: Questions and Answers The Council on Foreign Relations, in cooperation with the Markle Foundation launched an online encyclopedia of terrorism to give the public an up-to-date, easy-to-read, authoritative primer on what the experts know - and don't know. The website also features This Week in the War on Terrorism summarizing new events in key areas such as the Investigation, Homeland Defense, New Legislation, and Global Repercussions of 9/11. (Go to website)