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Rand Corp.'s report onwhether to create a domesticintelligence agency Seven years after the 2001terrorist attacks, the United States isstill plagued byfragmenteddomestic counterterrorismefforts. TheHomelandSecurityDepartmentasked Rand toanalyze the feasibilityof creatinga domestic counterterrorismintelligence agency. DHS specificallyasked Rand not to make a recommendationbut instead outline thepros and cons of creating such anagency and alternative ways toaddress current problems. Type 235 in theQuickfind box at . Citizant's conversations withchief architects The Chantilly, Va., 8(a) small businessheld seven small group discussionswith 25 top-level executives,enterprise architectsand chiefarchitects from 16federal agencies todiscuss best practicesfor developingan enterprisearchitecture frameworkthat deliversresults. The participantswere askedto discuss issuessuch as roadblocksto enterprise architecture, challenges inthe next three years, how they are usingenterprise architecture to support businessmodernization and how the changein administration will affect enterprisearchitecture initiatives. Type 236 in theQuickfind box at .