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During the month of May, two of our important mission partners are commemorated during Military Appreciation Month and National Police Week. As the national office for responsible information sharing charged with supporting our Nation’s counterterrorism and homeland security missions, we at PM-ISE salute our nation’s law enforcement and military professionals and their families.

National Police Week

The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) training strategy is a multifaceted approach designed to increase the effectiveness of state, local, and tribal law enforcement and public safety professionals and other frontline partners in identifying, reporting, evaluating, and sharing pre-incident terrorism indicators to prevent future acts of terrorism.

Later today, I will speak at the 8th Annual CES Government Conference 2013: Ports of Entry: Technologies Driving Global Commerce and the Security of Nations where I will share some of the work that my office has supported in advancing responsible information sharing at ports and borders. Many of our important partners in the WMD, maritime, and air communities have advanced their security missions and saved money through information sharing and interoperability programs. Two good examples of these projects are:

This morning, I testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management. The hearing was titled “Lessons from Fort Hood: Improving Our Ability to Connect the Dots.”

I testified from my perspective as an information technologist and to present the mission of the PM-ISE, and I appreciated the opportunity to highlight important successes and challenges in information sharing.

2012 started quickly out of the gate for our organization as two projects were completed in the first few weeks: our name change and migration to a new web address.

Our New Name

Maritime Domain Awareness
Maritime Domain Awareness is an inter-agency and international effort to detect and prevent threats at sea or in any navigable waterway. Our success is dependent upon regional and global partnerships and information sharing among the U.S. maritime community of interest as well as our international partners.