http://fcw.com/articles/2009/06/02/homeland-security-national-dialogue.aspx By John S. Monroe FCW.com June 02, 2009 The new system will be open to security and policy experts nationwide The Homeland Security Department plans to create an online dialogue with security and policy experts nationwide to help officials prepare its first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. The review, required by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, is expected to use the expertise of security and policy experts in federal, state, local and tribal governments, in Congress, in the private sector and in academia. DHS plans to use the online system to seek input on questions or concepts that arise during the review process, according to a notice published today in the Federal Register. Having such a broad base of homeland security experts makes such a system a necessity, according to DHS officials. “The homeland security community is so vast that physically convening representative and inclusive study groups that are also able to work efficiently and effectively is virtually impossible,” the notice states. [...] _____________________________________________ Visit the InfoSec News security bookstore! http://www.shopinfosecnews.orgReceived on Wed Jun 03 2009 - 05:19:13 PDT
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