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News & Events

Recent news items, media releases and events related to Markle's activities are included on the list below.

Endorsing a Path Towards a "Meaningful Use" Definition

April 30, 2009
After weeks of collaboration with a diverse group of organizations, today Google endorsed the Markle Foundation's framework on Meaningful ...
Categories: Health    Tags: meaningful use

Meaningful Investment of $19 Billion on Health Information Technology

April 30, 2009

Markle Connecting for Health brings together health and IT leaders with government and policy experts to help define a framework for “meaningful use” and “certified or qualified” electronic health records.

Hearing Calls for Improved Intelligence Gathering Strategies That Protect Free Speech

April 27, 2009
Members of the private task force charged with making recommendations to help guide recent national, state and local law enforcement ...

Markle Special Collection of Policy Publications Now Available at PolicyArchive.org

April 27, 2009
NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation today announces the launch of the Markle Special Collection of public policy research documents at the ...
Categories: General Markle, Past Initiatives   

PolicyArchive Launches New Online Portal for National Security and Health Research Papers

April 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA—PolicyArchive.org, the leading digital library of public policy research developed by the Center for Governmental Studies ...
Categories: General Markle   

Experts: Clear data-sharing policies needed

April 22, 2009
Clear governmentwide policies are needed to address how authorities from different levels of government can share information that could be ...
Categories: National Security    Tags: information sharing

Fusion Center Dialogue Continues

April 21, 2009
Members of the private task force that has helped guide post-9-11 information sharing efforts addressed lawmakers Tuesday, agreeing with civil ...

Left-handed RealPolitik: Walk softly and who needs a stick when everyone knows you aren't going to use it?

April 13, 2009
Last week I spoke on a panel at NYU's Center for Law and Security as part of the roll-out for a report they prepared entitled ...
Categories: National Security   

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

March 16, 2009
Last Tuesday, March 10, The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age released a report titled: Nation At Risk: ...

Feds Still Unable To Share Information, Experts Argue

March 11, 2009
The government still hasn't learned how to share information and must do so for the sake of national security, according to a new report. ...