Fears that the nation's commitment to security will dwindle along with the rubble from Sept. 11's attacks were allayed at the recent Transportation Research Board conference in Washington, D.C., by the urgency with which the underpinnings of our information systems were being discussed, dissected and analyzed.
But even as the goals of enhanced security were affirmed, concerns were voiced that the free-flow of information upon which many systems rely could be jeopardized by ill-considered changes.