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  Am I surprised that government agencies do not share information? NO. Information is equated with power and control; never mind if the whole suffers the consequences of a few egomanics; when the Department of Homeland Security which was formed to combat terrorist activities and to protect the homeland doesn't share their "background" security results with the agencies within their own department, how do you think sharing information with other agencies outside your own government department is going to happen? Leaders can give "lip service" in support of sharing information but it is actions that measure the results of such programs that is the true measurement of any situation. I question the ability of any leader (government guru)to enforce a mandated objective to share information within the intelligence community; I would think it is nearly impossible to enforce such a task and difficult to determine if there is a good faith effort to do so. Having said the above, I do believe that there are "pockets" of the many governmental agencies who do comply and are effective but the results is dependant on the relationship that the leadership has with the other governmental agencies involved.

  Brenda Ray-Nayfeh Posted March 20, 2008 8:28 AM
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  If you are going to change anything with respect to information sharing, you best start with the FBI. Until and/or unless they change and re-write their decades old written policy of non sharing; nothing new will happen. It is the non public, written policies of specific federal agencies that are at the root of non sharing. Need to know will never be replaced by need to share.....one must have a reason to know before one can share anything.

  Richard Morse Posted March 19, 2008 8:25 PM