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Former Boston commissioner, fusion-center leaders and chiefs stress fusion centers, FirstNet and AI for event security
Summary
Witnesses told the task force that fusion centers, FirstNet communications and AI-assisted video analysis are critical force multipliers for preventing and responding to attacks at mass gatherings, but privacy and information-sharing rules must be carefully balanced.
Former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and other witnesses told the House Homeland Security Task Force that integrated intelligence sharing, resilient communications networks and modern analytic tools are vital to preventing attacks at large gatherings. "The Boston Regional Intelligence Fusion Center ... underscored the value of integrated intelligence operations and led to broader national investments in fusion center capabilities," Davis said, pointing to Boston's post‑Marathon experience.
Davis cited…
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