A Case for Open Standards—Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), whose logo is shown in Figure 9.1 has called for the use of open standards and IT interoperability in the fight against terrorism and the development of a successful homeland security strategy and future information systems.
Figure 9.1. The logo of the Department of Homeland Security, where 22 government agencies have a critical need to share information with the people who need it, including intelligence and law enforcement, state and local partners, foreign governments, and the private sector. Broader use of open standards in information systems will facilitate this.
The sharing of location-based information—such as data ...
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