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Article: From small clues to big picture: one lesson from 9-11 is the importance of better connecting the dots of intelligence data to see the picture of any looming threat. The Transportation Security Coordination Center is attempting to do just that.(Homeland Security)( Transportation Security Coordination Center )(Cover Story)
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- Security Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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Since September 11, 2001, government officials, terrorism experts, and private citizens have emphasized the importance of intelligence gathering and analysis. The goal is to make it possible for government agencies to connect the dots from seemingly random incidents to find the big picture of a possible terrorist event in time to detect and deter any plans for an attack. The Transportation Security Coordination Center (TSCC) was created to take on that mission for the transportation sector.
TSCC Director Curt Powell characterizes the TSCC as a collaborative environment, leveraged with technology, in which employees strive to quickly analyze situations and assess ...