Number: RS21283
Title: Homeland Security: Intelligence Support
Authors: Richard A. Best, Jr., Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Legislation establishing a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (P.L. 107-296) includes provisions for an information analysis element with the new department. It does not transfer to DHS existing government intelligence and law enforcement agencies, but envisions an analytical office using the products of other agencies-both unevaluated information and finished reports-to provide warning of terrorist attacks, assessments of vulnerability, and recommendations for remedial actions at the federal, state, and local levels and by the private sector. This report examines the information analysis function and the sharing of information among federal agencies.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated February 23, 2004