Although such software had existed prior to 9/11 , after 2001 there was a significant increase in focus on emergency management . A 2001 study by the National Institute of Justice ( NIJ ) compared software features from 10 vendors . In 2004 , the Institute for Security Technology Studies published a report addressing the interoperability of different software , which has remained a strong focus in the development of software for the Emergency Management field . To support National Incident Management System implementation , the Department of Homeland Security established the National Incident Management System Support Center ( NIMS SC ) and the Supporting Technology Evaluation Program ( STEP ) in 2005 . In 2007 a study similar to the National Institute of Justice report was conducted by the United States Air Force ( USAF ) . In 2008 the United States Air Force and the University of Colorado Center for Homeland Security surveyed several hundred Emergency Management personnel seeking to prioritize user requirements
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September 11 attacks
Emergency management software