The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) would add information-sharin...
The Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) would add information-sharing capabilities to improve national emergency response and terrorist activity prevention under FY 2007 budget plans, said DHS Secy. Michael Chertoff Thurs. during a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland…
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Security. DHS would received an increase of $45.7 million, up 18.1% from FY 2006, under the proposed budget for analysis and operations of the agency’s information-sharing capabilities. The budget also proposes an increase of $36.3 million for technology infrastructure building, Chertoff said. “This increase will provide a highly reliable, secure and survivable network infrastructure and data center environment to improve information sharing, more effectively securing the homeland while reducing redundant investments,” Chertoff said in a prepared statement. Chertoff said the plan would create a single, secure network for the dept., and reliable e-mail communication. It would also restructure help desks and related services, modernize desktop workstations and site services and improve voice, video and wireless capabilities. Additionally, the proposed budget includes an increase of $9 million for Data Center Development. Chertoff also touted DHS’s successes this year, including establishing a secure data sharing network. DHS began the first phase of a 56-site network, enabling the sharing and protection of secret-level data between federal partners, he said.