[Infowarrior] - DNI issues new info-sharing strategy

[Richard Forno]

DNI ISSUES NEW INFORMATION SHARING STRATEGY

http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2008/04/040208.html

A new "Information Sharing Strategy" from the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence warns that traditional security practices that
restrict disclosure of information have become counterproductive.

"The Intelligence Community's 'need to know' culture, a necessity during the
Cold War, is now a handicap that threatens our ability to uncover, respond,
and protect against terrorism and other asymmetric threats," the document
declares.

The new Strategy defines information sharing goals and as well as near-term
and long-term implementation objectives. Goals include uniform
government-wide information policies, improved connectivity, and increased
inter-agency collaboration.

Notably absent from the document is any role for the public in information
sharing. The DNI Strategy has no place for the notion of an engaged
citizenry that has intelligence information needs of its own.

A copy of the new Strategy, which has not yet been released, was obtained by
Secrecy News.

See "U.S. Intelligence Community Information Sharing Strategy," February 22,
2008:

http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/iss.pdf

A new "Information Sharing Strategy" from the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence warns that traditional security practices that
restrict disclosure of information have become counterproductive.

"The Intelligence Community's 'need to know' culture, a necessity during the
Cold War, is now a handicap that threatens our ability to uncover, respond,
and protect against terrorism and other asymmetric threats," the document
declares.

The new Strategy defines information sharing goals and as well as near-term
and long-term implementation objectives. Goals include uniform
government-wide information policies, improved connectivity, and increased
inter-agency collaboration.

Notably absent from the document is any role for the public in information
sharing. The DNI Strategy has no place for the notion of an engaged
citizenry that has intelligence information needs of its own.

A copy of the new Strategy, which has not yet been released, was obtained by
Secrecy News.

See "U.S. Intelligence Community Information Sharing Strategy," February 22,
2008:

http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/iss.pdf