The Dept. of Defense should work more closely with the Dept. of H...
The Dept. of Defense should work more closely with the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop technologies that can be used by first responders to respond to disasters, including new communications technologies, the National Academies’ National Research Council…
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said in a report released Thurs. The report said the Army in particular should work more closely with first responders. “While many aspects of homeland security and homeland defense overlap, an extremely high correlation exists in the area of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR),” the report argued. “The committee believes that C4ISR is a high-payoff capability that offers great return on investment for the nation.” The report recommends the creation of a forum at the assistant secretary level to discuss how to best work together. The group observed: “Collaboration between the Army and DHS will be challenging because the organizational structure of DHS is still evolving and the Army is engaged in conflicts abroad.” Committee Chmn. John Lyons said: “Many of the needs of emergency response personnel could be addressed by technologies developed by the Army and other military services, so DHS and DoD should partner to answer these needs.”