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Homeland Security Department must hit the ground running, Cooper says

The Bush administration seeks to launch the proposed Homeland Security Department with significant IT capabilities, a senior administration official said. Steve Cooper, CIO of the Homeland Security Office, told IT executives Sept. 18 that his office is preparing for the possibility of providing the department with systems it can use from its first day.

• By Wilson P. Dizard III
• September 19, 2002