DHS IG report recommends greater HSIN responsiveness

The information-sharing network of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must do a better job of meeting its customers needs, concluded a report from the department’s inspector general (IG) released December 5th.

Committee leaders await findings on info sharing network

From FCW:
The House Homeland Security Committee’s Democratic leadership remains concerned about the Homeland Security Department’s effort to overhaul its platform for sharing sensitive but unclassified information with state and local authorities, dubbed HSIN Next Gen (HSIN = Homeland Security Information Network).
In July, the chairman, Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and a senior member, Jane Harman (D-CA), asked [...]

GAO: HSIN Nextgen needs more acquisition controls

From HSToday:
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is well on its way to upgrading the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) which shares threat information with state and local authorities, but the department could benefit from increased management of the purchase of the next generation system, according to a report from the GAO published Wednesday.
DHS could [...]