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Interoperability: A priority for Homeland Security?

Before the 9/11 attacks, interoperability was not high on Washington’s agenda. A little-noticed federal program had studied the issue, recommending a handful of “best practices,” and the few bureaucrats who took an interest in the problem worked without much encouragement. “My boss said, ‘If that’s what you want to work on — interoper … whatever […]

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