Article: REP. DAVIS ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING INFORMATION SHARING LESSONS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE

At a hearing of the House Government Reform Committee, Rep. Tom Davis made the following remarks:

Opening Statement of Chairman Tom Davis

Good morning and welcome. I would like to welcome everyone to today's hearing on information sharing and situational awareness during the management of an emergency. The purpose of this hearing is to reignite public discussion and debate on barriers to information sharing among agencies and highlight practices and procedures that could be effective in encouraging and enhancing information sharing among diverse entities.

The government needs to be able to identify threats of all types and meet or defeat them. Our success depends on collecting, analyzing, ...

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