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HARMAN APPLAUDS NEW THREAT WARNING SYSTEM;
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"I congratulate the Administration for developing a threat warning system," said Harman. "A threat warning system is an important step in our ongoing effort to keep our nation secure from a second wave of attacks," she added. "However, Homeland security is not as simple as Red Light, Green Light. The federal government must guide First Responders so they know what to look for and what to do." Along with Subcommittee Chairman Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Rep. Harman recently introduced legislation, H.R. 3825, the Homeland Security Information Sharing Act. Their bill directs federal intelligence agencies such as the FBI and CIA to share information about possible terrorist attacks with the nation's governors, mayors, law enforcement and first responders. |
The Act calls for:
· The development of procedures by which federal agencies will share information with state and local personnel (and vice versa) within six months;
· The use of existing technology (used in sharing information with NATO allies and INTERPOL) that converts classified intelligence into a format that can be easily shared through declassification or "stripping" of sources and methods in a timely manner; and
· An increase in the number of security clearance investigations
at the state and local level in order to facilitate the sharing of classified
information.
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