Information sharing

Information Sharing, Intelligence Reform, and Terrorism Prevention Act

The term "information sharing" gained popularity as a result of the 9/11 Commission hearings and its report of the U.S. government's lack of a response to information it gathered about the September 11 attacks in 2001 prior to them. The report led to the enactment of several executive orders by U.S. president George W. Bush that mandated agencies to implement policies to "share information" across organizational boundaries. In addition, an Information Sharing Environment Program Manager (PM-ISE) was appointed, tasked to implement the provisions of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. In making recommendation toward the creation of an "Information Sharing Environment", the 9/11 Commission based itself on the findings and recommendations made by the Markle Task Force on nation security in the Information Age.