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Hassan Introduces Bill To Integrate DHS Databases

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 8th, 2018

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Hassan Introduces Bill To Integrate DHS Databases

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.)

After passage in the House last fall, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) this week introduced in the Senate a bill that directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a central framework to integrate its disparate datasets so that agencies can access information about potential terrorist threats faster.The DHS Data Framework Act (H.R. 2454) will codify an ongoing effort within the department to create data standards that allow different agencies to more quickly make information available that currently resides in…

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