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Rex, In response to your first item: I have not seen any e-mails regarding submission, collaboration, or coordination to the Infrastructure Sub-Committee (IF SC) with regards to the EDXL-AT. As co-chair of the IF SC, I facilitated an agreed upon agenda with an external group of DHS FEMA & USAF people about using the "Cursor on Target" as part of the PROPOSED EDXL-AT. Since that meeting that external group has been extremely disruptive and I do not see any e-mails from this particular group. That alone is very troubling. A lot of misinformation has been promulgated concerning the use of a small lightweight DoD component (Cursor on Target) into a larger submission through the Infrastructure Sub Committee (IF SC) that was tentatively called EDXL-AT. The EM TC sent out a letter to the FEMA contractor and others responsible for spreading incomplete or inaccurate information. This contractor has never participated in the OASIS EM TC and doesn't speak for or represent the IF SC in any way. For some reason that particular group has taken on the role of "uber-experts" on all situational awareness items and have been relentless in spreading their own views regardless of the current initiatives underway. This interference is unacceptable and must stop. I am now prepared to escalate this to higher levels within DHS and DoD if required. At this time, EDXL-AT is on hold pending an official sponsor. The search for a sponsor has been severely hindered by actions of a group bend on moving their own agenda above all else. When the IF SC gets sponsorship to move forward on the AT (current name but not officially recognized) the name WILL BE CHANGED since AT now has way too much "promised expectations". We will adhere to all of the work being done in the EM TC and will be fully compatible without being duplicative. The original goal for the AT is still to be modular to the EDXL suite. Regards, Tom Merkle Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice (240) 375-1966 Thomas.Merkle@usdoj.gov