FIRESAT/IHIS 1
FIRESAT/IHIS 1 : FIRESAT (previously called the Integrated Hazard Information System) was transferred from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to DHS, and its name was changed to 'FIRESAT' [in 2002]. IHIS, originally named the "Hazards Support System (HSS), was a classified information system developed by the Department of Defense (DOD) in 1997 to compile data obtained from various satellites and sensors, such as those used to detect ballistic missiles and others which continuously monitor weather conditions in the United States. The Raytheon Company built HSS at a cost of nearly $27 million. In late 2000, after DOD tested the system, HSS was turned over to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the Department of the Interior and renamed IHIS, where it would be used to detect wildfires and volcanic eruptions around the world. However, Congress directed USGS to cease expenditures on IHIS, apparently because of concerns about unauthorized reprogramming of those funds. Since then, no funding has been authorized for IHIS. The agreement by Congress and the Administration to move IHIS to DHS included "the transfer of workstations, software, documentation, and its communications component". (CRS, EPR Directorate of DHS, 20034)
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