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DHS 'disadvantaged advocate' for info sharing with private sector, says group

Private sector operators of critical infrastructure should be regular customers of intelligence community reports and should contribute back with their own information, says a council charted by the

Security information sharing at TSA inconsistent, says GAO

The Transportation Security Administration has several programs for sharing security information, but the availability and quality of information needs improvement, according to a Nov. 21 Government

DHS program risks collecting, sharing more PII than needed

The Homeland Security Department acknowledges, in a privacy impact assessment (.pdf) updated Aug. 12, that the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center runs the risk of collecting and retaining

IG: Homeland security fusion centers still not connecting the dots

Information sharing at fusion centers meant to combine federal, state and local homeland security threat data still depends on personal contacts and email distribution, finds a Homeland Security

GAO: HSIN falls short

Information sharing among transit agencies and the Homeland Security Department needs improvement, says a Government Accountability Office report released Sept. 22. Seventy-five percent of transit

Obama excuses state governors from background checks to see classified info

State governors no longer have to undergo a background investigation to receive classified intelligence information under an executive order signed August 18 by President Obama. Instead, they're

GAO: 11 out of 17 rail systems don't prefer HISN

The Homeland Security Department's portal for sharing sensitive but unclassified information with state and local partners continues to need improvement, according to the Government Accountability

DHS network suffers intrusions

One would think that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would have its act together when it comes to information security, but that sadly is not the case. Federal Computer Week reports,