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==Task Force on Security in the Information Age ==
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[http://www.markle.org/about/_about_history.stm The '''Markle Foundation'''], also known as The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, Inc., was "established in 1927 'to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge. . . and the general good of mankind.' The first foundation to name both husband and wife in its title, it was started with an initial endowment of $3 million."[http://www.markle.org/about/_about_history.stm]
  
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From the [[Markle Foundation]] Task Force Report, October 7, 2002:[http://www.markletaskforce.org/index.html]<br>
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==About the Foundation==
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"Protecting America's Freedom in the Information Age"
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The Markle Foundation works to realize the potential of "emerging information and communication technologies ... and to use these technologies to address critical public needs ... to improve people's lives ... The foundation focuses its work in the program areas of Policy for a Networked Society and Information Technologies for Better Health." Markle is currently reviewing its program in Interactive Media for Children.[http://www.markle.org/about/_about_index.stm]
  
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'''Overview'''
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==Board of Directors==
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*[[Zoe Baird]], President
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*[[Lewis W. Bernard]]
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*[[Tom A. Bernstein]]
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*[[Joel L Fleischman]]
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*[[Lewis B. Kaden]]
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*[[Ellen Condliffe Lagemann]]
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*[[G. G. Michelson]]
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*[[Diana T. Murray]]
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*[[Stanley S. Shuman]]
  
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"The geographical boundaries of national security have changed. America has become a potential battlefield for major assaults. Yet, though our military has deeply integrated intelligence and information technology into war fighting, we have not developed a similarly sophisticated use of information and information technology to protect Americans from attacks at home.
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==Grantees and Partners==
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*[[AOL-Time Warner]]
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*[[Sun Microsystems]]
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*[[Hewlett-Packard Company]]
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*[[Cisco Systems]]
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*[[Voxiva LLC]]
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*[[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] (CSIS)
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*[[Brookings Institution]]
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*[[Council on Foreign Relations]]
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*[[Brigham & Women's Hospital]]
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*[[Children's Hospital]]
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*[[PBS]]
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*[[Discovery Channel]]
  
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"Information analysis is the brain of homeland security. Used well, it can guide strategic, timely moves throughout our country and around the world. Done poorly, even armies of guards and analysts will be useless. The Task Force that we had the privilege of chairing has reached some important conclusions to assist our nation in developing its information collection and analysis capabilities.
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==Contact Information==
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Markle Foundation<br>
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10 Rockefeller Plaza<br>
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16th Floor<br>
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New York, NY 10020-1903<br>
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Tel: 212/489-6655<br>
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Fax: 212/765-9690<br>
  
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"The federal government is preparing to spend nearly $40 billion a year to protect the homeland. While this report takes no position on any pending legislation, the White House has developed the important concept of homeland security, the centerpiece of which is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). But almost no dollars have been directed to creating the capacity for the sharing of information and integrating the way it is analyzed, so that out of information collection comes enhanced knowledge. Neither the White House nor the current appropriations pipeline for the new Department of Homeland Security have yet identified the money to turn information collection into knowledge.
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==Resources==
  
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"With even relatively small sums of money, however, tremendous gains can be made. The new Department of Homeland Security can be the central hub for decisions about what information needs to be collected and stored-- in the government or in the private sector-- and about where the information should be analyzed and how. The DHS can help develop rules for protecting the well-established liberties of our citizens when information is collected and used. And it can support meaningful research and development efforts. This report describes how. To protect our freedoms, our task-- as in previous generations-- is to craft the national framework that will draw on this generation's and this society's greatest strengths.
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*[[Markle Foundation:The Task Force on Security in the Information Age]]
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"To protect freedom, America's physical safety is essential. Protecting freedom also requires securing the values that define America, including the civil liberties and rights to privacy that make our country special. Rights go together with responsibilities in preserving the public order in which our values can flourish. When Americans feel they must start trading fundamental rights in return for more security, we will know our national security policies are failing. The rule of law is our strength.
 
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"Fortunately, to paraphrase John Paul Jones, we have not yet begun to fight. We have not taken adequate and thoughtful advantage of the laws and resources that are already available. We have barely begun to create a serious domestic intelligence capability, one that learns from the abuses of the past and uses the powers that can already be brought to hand."
 
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'''Markle Foundation Officers'''
 
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*[[Zoe Baird]] Co-Chairman
 
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*[[James L. Barksdale]] Co-Chairman
 
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*[[Philip Zelikow]] Executive Director
 
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'''Markle Foundation Board Members'''
 
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*[[T. Alexander Aleinikoff]]
 
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*[[Robert D. Atkinson]]
 
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*[[Stewart A. Baker]]
 
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*[[Eric Benhamou]]
 
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*[[Jerry Berman]]
 
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*[[Robert Bryant]]
 
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*[[Aston Carter]]
 
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*[[Wesley Kanne Clark]]
 
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*[[Wayne Clough]]
 
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*[[William P. Crowell]]
 
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*[[Sidney D. Drell]]
 
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*[[Esther Dyson]]
 
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*[[Amitai Etzioni]]
 
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*[[David J. Farber]]
 
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*[[John Gage]]
 
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*[[Slade Gorton]]
 
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*[[Morton H. Halperin]]
 
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*Dr. [[Margaret A. Hamburg]]
 
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*Dr. [[John Hamre]]
 
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*[[Eric H. Holder, Jr.]]
 
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*[[Arnold Kanter]]
 
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*[[Robert M. Kimmett]]
 
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*[[Michael O. Leavitt]]
 
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*[[Tara Lemmey]]
 
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*[[Judith A. Miller]]
 
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*[[James H. Morris]]
 
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*[[Craig Mundle]]
 
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*[[Jeffrey H. Smith]]
 
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*[[Abraham D. Sofaer]]
 
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*[[James B. Steinberg]]
 
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*[[Paul Stevens]]
 
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*[[Richard White]]
 
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'''Contact'''
 
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New York Headquarters:<br>
 
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10 Rockefeller Plaza<br>
 
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New York, NY 10020<br>
 
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Phone: (212) 489-6655<br>
 
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Fax: (212) 765-9690<br>
 
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Washington office:<br>
 
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One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700<br>
 
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Washington, DC 20036<br>
 
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Phone: (202) 466-8880<br>
 
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Fax: (202) 467-0790<br>
 
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'''Link'''<br>
 
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http://www.markletaskforce.org/index.html<br>
 

Latest revision as of 13:16, 12 May 2006

The Markle Foundation, also known as The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, Inc., was "established in 1927 'to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge. . . and the general good of mankind.' The first foundation to name both husband and wife in its title, it was started with an initial endowment of $3 million."[1]

About the Foundation

The Markle Foundation works to realize the potential of "emerging information and communication technologies ... and to use these technologies to address critical public needs ... to improve people's lives ... The foundation focuses its work in the program areas of Policy for a Networked Society and Information Technologies for Better Health." Markle is currently reviewing its program in Interactive Media for Children.[2]

Board of Directors

Grantees and Partners

Contact Information

Markle Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza
16th Floor
New York, NY 10020-1903
Tel: 212/489-6655
Fax: 212/765-9690

Resources

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