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Show 0 Hilltop Times February 21. 2002 by Chuck Paone Electronic Systems Center Public excBia noe information connects homedand security community Affairs HANSCOM AFB, Mass. (AFMCNS) - Electronic Systems Center experts here are helping reduce the possibility of another successful Sept. 11 attack by connecting North American Aerospace Defense Command and Federal Aviation Administration radars throughout the country. Of the nearly 3,200 planes transiting U.S. air space when the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked Sept. 11, NORAD officials could only "see" about 600, less than Col. Hoot Gibson, ESC's CINC Interoper- percent. This is because the large radars they jointly operate with FAA experts are focused on planes coming 20 air-tracki- By creating a underindiscriminately without information of the operators' standing exchange requirements is a waste of very th NORAD Contin- so-call- Those working groups are where we knew we'd be able to compile good lists of actual requirements," said Pickett. That's important because it gives some clear direction as to what needs to be done." ESC and MITRE demonstrated some technology solutions that are available right now. The demonstrations included technologies and capabilities contributing to information security, wireless collaboration, networking sensors, information management, force protection, and "virtual rooms" providing improved grouping and visualization of information. Participants got to see some of the technology demonstrations used in actual inc- two-wa- toward U.S. borders, not flights originating in the United States and crossing the country's interior. limited resources," he said. "It is absolutely gency Suite, ESC experts here are helping resolve this problem, according to NORAD's Lt. Col. Rob Brunner, one of about 80 participants in ESC's Homeland Security Information Exchange held Feb. 12 and 13 at the Hanscom Conference Center. Information-sharin- g requirements, such as those NORAD and the FAA are addressing, surfaced as common themes throughout the conference. Nearly every speaker said that finding better ways to share information quicker was among the top issues that their respective agencies faced. That's really the answer to the question, "why are we holding this conference at ESC?'" said Lt. Col. Hosea Pickett of ESC's C2 Enterprise Integration Office, one of the conference organizers. This is what we excel in doing. We're focused on command and control, on finding ways to get information to decision makers quickly and integrating systems so everyone gets a common picture." necessary that we developers start a dia- logue with the operators; we must know what they need, and they must know the potentials and limits of what we can give them." However, as nearly all participants acknowledged, the discussion cannot begin and end with technical solutions, because there's more needed. Some of the barriers inhibiting timely information exchange among local, state and federal officials are rooted in policy and, in many cases, law, Gibson said. "What if we have information you need, but you don't have the security clearance to receive it?" one member of the DOD community asked a civilian emergency response official during the conference. This and several related issues were discussed in depth. Recognizing the importance of such topics, ESC conference coordinators added a legal issues working group forum to the conference. The other working groups focused threats and operations. on sensors, ability Program Office director and conference agreed, adding that while ESC is prepared to offer good advice and assistance, the process has to start with y communication. good, shows that technology applied "History scenarios. The homeland security demonstration portion of the conference gave participants a chance to witness and ident help work through four simultaneous homeland security attack scenarios. In addition, the conference featured numerous presentations by speakers representing n a wide of defense and civilian The agencies. speakers discussed challenges and potential solutions. Col. Brad Butler, ESC's deputy commander for C2 Enterprise Integration, offered participants an overview of ESC's various capabilities. He briefed participants on the C2 enterprise, explaining the various ways cross-sectio- ' it could help achieve homeland security goals. The other services also offered presentations, showing what they've done and can do to help meet homeland security challenges. Overall it was clear that the conference served a genuine need by "bringing together the entire spectrum of the homeland security community," said Nino Amoroso, deputy director of ESC's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Integration Program Office and a conference This, he said, allowed all the participants to build on the partnerships they've already formed to meet common goals. "While automated information sharing has n been a bit slow to develop, the information sharing has been very strong," said Gibson. "This is the direct result of all the ad hoc relationships formed after September 11th." In fact, the relationships among agencies,, in the wake of Sept. 11, are already better than many people expected, according to several conference participants. "I think a lot of people are surprised when I tell them the relationship with the military has been very good," said Dan Williams, FAA's National Air Space Defense Program. There are some constraints to information sharing, but basically our attitude, since the attacks, has been: if the military needs it, we're going to give it to them." While the inputs of those outside of government service also seem to have great conference was limited value, the two-da- y to government participants. According to Amoroso, it was important to sort out government homeland security needs up front. 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