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Can We Make America Safer?
The Markle Task Force calls for a "virtual reorganization of government" aimed at strengthening national security. Five specific recommendations address the failed Christmas Day bombing of an American jetliner.

Read testimony submitted to Senate Judiciary Committee.
Critical Implementation Decisions for Health IT in the Recovery Act
Markle and collaborators comment on 'meaningful use' of health IT, Regional Extension Centers, and key privacy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

See all Markle collaborative comments since the Recovery Act was passed.
Nation at Risk: Policy Makers Need Better Information To Protect the Country
The Markle Task Force offers a wide range of specific proposals to make America safer by improving our ability to identify, understand, and respond to terrorism and other emerging national security threats.

Read the Executive Summary.
Read the full report.
Demonstrating Meaningful Use of Health IT for 2011 and Beyond
On behalf of a broad range of health leaders, the Markle Foundation, Center for American Progress, and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings offer recommendations on measuring and demonstrating meaningful use of health IT under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Read December 2009 consensus statement
The Markle Task Force on National Security In the Information Age
Top national security policy makers from every presidential administration over the past 30 years, civil liberties advocates, and information technology experts have been working since 2002 as members of the Markle Task Force to understand what happened on 9/11 and how to prevent it from happening again.

Learn about the Markle Task Force.
Models for Trusted Information Sharing
Claudia Williams, Markle's director for health policy and public affairs, speaks before the Health IT Policy Committee on privacy, public trust, and the architecture choices to support trusted information sharing.

Read testimony.
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The Markle Weekly Digest
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Advancing National Security in a Connected World
Key Solutions to Information Sharing Challenges

The US must stay one step ahead of its enemies, whether they are attempting to smuggle explosives through airport security or planning an attack in cyberspace. Since 2002, the Markle Task Force has been working for a virtual reorganization of government to change how information is shared and understood across every agency so that we can confront 21st century challenges and protect civil liberties.

Advancing Health in a Connected World
'Meaningful Use' of Electronic Health Records

The pending federal regulation on Meaningful Use under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is a rare opportunity to advance health IT in ways that improve health, increase the cost-effectiveness of care, protect privacy, and encourage innovation.

Read Markle papers on Meaningful Use and other topics.

Markle Advisory Briefs
Informing National Policy and Decision Making

As part of our efforts to help inform policy and decision making, Markle publishes a series of advisory briefs and working papers that focus on key technology and policy issues, critical attributes, and expectations in health and national security.

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