Annual Report to the Congress on the Information Sharing Environment
Abstract
This second Annual Report to the Congress on the Information Sharing Environment (ISE) is submitted in accordance with requirements in Section 1016(h) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, as amended (IRTPA). This Report describes the state of the ISE, highlights areas where there has been measurable progress in improving information sharing, and demonstrates the value of the ISE to the Nation's broader counterterrorism (CT) mission. In particular, the President's October 2007 National Strategy for Information Sharing (NSIS) reinforced the importance of information sharing as a national priority. The NSIS integrates all prior terrorism-related information sharing policies, directives, plans, and recommendations and provides a national framework against which to implement the ISE. The enactment of IRTPA in December 2004 signaled the start of a major effort to ensure that barriers to information sharing were removed and that best practices were employed across Federal agencies. While the complexity of the information-sharing challenge should not be underestimated, significant progress has been made. This Report addresses progress in information sharing to date while revealing how the paradigm of information sharing - and the ISE in particular - has broadly permeated our institutions of government. ISE accomplishments are significant when viewed according to the original mandate, set forth in the President's December 16, 2005 Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the Guidelines and Requirements in Support of the Information Sharing Environment, which set forth the Presidential Information Sharing Guidelines. These guidelines are implemented by leveraging ongoing information sharing efforts and supported by promoting a culture of information sharing.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA484199
Entities
People
- Thomas E. Mcnamara