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The '''Command, Control and Interoperability Division''' is a bureau of the [[United States]] [[Department of Homeland Security]]'s Science and Technology Directorate, run by Dr. David Boyd. This division is responsible for creating informative resources(including standards, frameworks, tools, and technologies) that strengthen communications interoperability, improve Internet security, and integrity and accelerate the development of automated capabilities to help identify potential threats to the U.S. The purpose of this division is to enable seamless and secure interactions among homeland security stakeholders. This means enhancing the ability of owners to communicate, share, visualize, analyze and protect information through this practitioner-driven approach. The Command, Control and Interoperability Division's vision is for stakeholders to have comprehensive, real-time, and relevant information to create and maintain a secure and safe nation.<ref name="dhs.gov">{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1224532340996.shtm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-07-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118075109/http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1224532340996.shtm |archive-date=2012-01-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The division took over most of the functions envisioned by the U.S. Congress for the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), which was under the Cybersecurity and Communications unit created by the [[Homeland Security Appropriations Act|Homeland Security Appropriations Act (2007).]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Public Safety Communications and Spectrum Resources: Policy Issues for Congress|last=Moore|first=Linda|publisher=Congressional Research Service|year=2009|isbn=9781437924695|___location=Washington, D.C.|pages=26}}</ref> These included the coordination of emergency communications planning, preparedness, and response. This particular area serves as the basis for the division's involvement in developing protocols for [[Emergency service|emergency responders]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Introduction to Homeland Security: Principles of All-Hazards Risk Management|last=Bullock|first=Jane|last2=Haddow|first2=George|last3=Coppola|first3=Damon|publisher=Elsevier|year=2009|isbn=9781856175098|___location=Burlington, MA|pages=553}}</ref>

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=== Knowledge Management Tools===

The Knowledge Management Tools program area of Command, Control, and Interoperability is led by Dr. John Hoyt and provides knowledge management capabilities to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks, prepare for natural and man-made disasters, and provide an effective response to these disasters. Knowledge Management Tools also develops new tools, devices, and methods to process and analyze massive amounts of information that are widely dispersed and are found in multiple forms. It is important for this program area to work collaboratively to complement efforts in the intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland securities communities.

=== Office for Interoperability and Compatibility ===

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==Notes==

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==External links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118075109/http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/gc_1224532340996.shtm Command, Control and Interoperability Division official government website]

* [http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/07/Classrooms-for-Security-Harnessing-Academia-to-Keep-America-Safe Heritage Foundation article on DHS]

*[http://www.cyber.st.dhs.gov/public/CATCH/Boyd.pdf Command, Control and Interoperability Division]

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