Seven years after the terrorist attacks of September 11^th, there has been some progress in the area of information sharing but fundamentally little has changed.  The government has issued warnings about the need for federal, state, and local agencies, as well as private organizations to share information in order to prevent terrorist attacks and the theft of valuable information to foreign intelligence, but it has given little direction as to how to effectively perform this task.

CSM has been formulating successful solutions to the problems associated with information sharing among government agencies and between those agencies and the private sector since 1998.  Over the years, CSM has defined both
 

  ▪  Core System Requirements for effective systems as well as

  ▪  Performance Levels within systems. 

These requirements have come about through the practice of interviewing hundreds of law enforcement and private sector professionals.  Putting those ideas into practice, CSM has cataloged innovative resolutions for every hurdle presented  (legal, security, technical and others) and created proven, effective information sharing systems.

If 9/11 did anything, it forced the country to emphasize information sharing.  Sharing is no longer an option but a requirement, and our adversaries have proven that we have far too much to lose to put off collaboration between government agencies and the private sector.

To see this plan implemented in a specific project, visit our Law Enforcement Information Sharing section.