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Date: Fri Aug 14 2009 - 04:23:06 CDT

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http://fcw.com/articles/2009/08/13/web-cyber-ops-wiki.aspx

By Ben Bain
FCW.com
Aug 13, 2009

The Homeland Security Department plans to develop a “cyber ops wiki”
that agencies can use to improve collaboration on cybersecurity efforts,
according to a notice from the department.

The wiki will be used by DHS’ National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and
the six other federal cybersecurity centers as a collaboration tool and
a way to develop improved situational awareness, communication and
information sharing, DHS said in a notice published on Aug. 11 on the
Federal Business Opportunities Web site.

Amy Kudwa, a DHS spokeswoman, said "NCSC is engaging industry expertise
to develop a Web 2.0/3.0-enabled collaboration platform — this is an
important piece of the larger NCSC vision of meaningful collaboration
across government."

DHS' NCSC was established during the George W. Bush administration to
coordinate cybersecurity efforts across the government. Phil Reitinger,
DHS' deputy undersecretary of the department’s National Protection and
Programs Directorate now leads the center.

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