I used to work for DHS HQ as a Knowledge Management Officer. Some of that work entailed data mining and analysis using commercial off the shelf (COTS) and government off the shelf (GOTS) H/W and S/W working together on a common enterprise. It was a lot of whiz-bangery in order to paint a picture of the current state of affairs in support of first-responders addressing an emergency. I was one of the better KMOs at my job. Why? I utilized my not-so-secret weapon: open source information. It truly is amazing how much useful and contextual information one can obtain just by poking around the 1nt4rweb5 for a while. Perhaps that is why I have yet to get an FB account.
Long story short: some of you guys would be paid handsomely just by doing what you are doing right now. You think I am kidding...?
That said, nice work in providing situational awareness
