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Information Sharing News
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8/7/2009 9:43:09 AM
This article discusses the pros and cons related to both open and closed source code. Further, among other topics, it reviews security concerns and possible system issues and how easily these things are addressed in both cases.
8/6/2009 9:13:44 AM
This article stresses the need for citizens to be aware of their surroundings and report suspicious activity to the proper authorities. By doing this, citizens can play a huge and effective role in thwarting potential terrorist attacks. Agencies such as the Office of the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment ( PM-ISE) have worked diligently on developing the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting ( SAR) Initiative which provides a mechanism for the gathering, documenting, processing, analyzing and sharing of terrorism related information while rigorously protecting the privacy and civil liberties of Americans.
8/5/2009 10:28:01 AM
The Health and Human Services Department will sponsor a “code-a-thon” on August 27, 2009, so that open source programmers can meet to collaborate on ways to improve the CONNECT gateway, software that lets organizations access the Nationwide Health Information Network ( NHIN).
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