Surveying, Mapping and GIS

I have been scrutinizing the current 2007 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Bill (HR 5814)... Of particular interest are several sections under Title V, which mandates information sharing - specifically mentioned are State, Local, Tribal and Regional partners, along with a data fusion concept.

(a) Establishment- The Secretary shall establish a State, Local, and Tribal Information Fusion Center Initiative to establish partnerships with State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers.
(b) Duties- Through the State, Local, Tribal, and Regional Information Fusion Center Initiative, the Secretary shall--
(1) coordinate with the principal official of each State, local, tribal, or regional information fusion center and the official designated as the Homeland Security Advisor of the State;
(2) provide Department operational and intelligence advice and assistance to State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers;
(3) support efforts to include State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers into efforts to establish an information sharing environment (as defined under section 1016(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 118 Stat. 3665));
(4) conduct table-top and live training exercises to regularly assess the capability of individual and regional networks of State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers to integrate the efforts of such networks with the efforts of the
Department;
(5) coordinate with other relevant Federal entities engaged in homeland security-related activities;
(6) provide analytic and reporting advice and assistance to State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers;
(7) review homeland security information gathered by State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers and incorporate relevant information with homeland security information of the Department;
(8) Provide management assistance to State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers;
(9) Serve as a point of contact to ensure the dissemination of relevant homeland security information.
(10) facilitate close communication and coordination between State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers and the Department;
(11) provide State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers with expertise on Department resources and operations;
(12) provide training to State, local, tribal, and regional information fusion centers and encourage such information fusion centers to participate in terrorist threat-related exercises conducted by the Department; and
(13) carry out such other duties as the Secretary determines are appropriate.