Pragmatism at DHS

Few of the information technology challenges facing the Homeland Security Department are more important to its goal of streamlining systems and sharing information than developing a rational set of technical standards for its vast array of systems. More than four years after the department’s creation, DHS is still playing catch-up. But there is an emerging recognition at DHS of flexible and complex approaches to standards as a viable alternative to widespread consolidation.
(Government Computer News Special Report: DHS still playing catch-up; Standards key to making cross-agency programs work; No standard way to develop a standard; Getting first responders on the same wavelength; IT challenges meet at the border; The Credential Conundrum)