defined in section
3(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(5)))
except for any internal security protocols or personnel
information of such intelligence components, or other
administrative processes that are administered by any chief
security officer of the Department.
(b) Information Sharing and Knowledge Management
Officers.--For each intelligence component of the Department,
the Secretary shall designate an information sharing and
knowledge management officer who shall report to the Under
Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis regarding coordinating
the different systems used in the Department to gather and
disseminate homeland security information or national
intelligence (as defined in section 3(5) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(5))).
(c) State, Local, and Private-Sector Sources of
Information.--
(1) Establishment of business processes.--The
Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis or the Assistant Secretary
for Infrastructure Protection, as appropriate, shall--
(A) establish Department-wide procedures
for the review and analysis of information
provided by State, local, and tribal
governments and the private sector;
(B) as appropriate, integrate such
information into the information gathered by
the Department and other departments and
agencies of the Federal Government; and
(C) make available such information, as
appropriate, within the Department and to other
departments and agencies of the Federal
Government.
(2) Feedback.--The Secretary shall develop
mechanisms to provide feedback regarding the analysis
and utility of information provided by any entity of
State, local, or tribal government or the private
sector that provides such information to the
Department.
(d) Training and Evaluation of Employees.--
(1) Training.--The Secretary, acting through the
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis or the
Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, as
appropriate, shall provide to employees of the
Department opportunities for training and education to
develop an understandin