Enhancing Homeland Security Through Advanced Technology Strategies

A Washington, D.C., think tank is calling for increased use of information technology -- including smart identification cards and the linking of databases -- to improve homeland security. It also advocates the creation of a chief information officer responsible for reviewing . . . A Washington, D.C., think tank is calling for increased use of information technology -- including smart identification cards and the linking of databases -- to improve homeland security. It also advocates the creation of a chief information officer responsible for reviewing homeland security technology applications.

Although most of the technologies addressed in the papers are not new and some are being proposed in bills in Congress, the authors said more focus should be placed on technology to deter future terrorist acts.

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