The goal of this study is to pinpoint patterns that identify knowledge siloing and missed opportunities to break down such silos. This article discusses how eliminating knowledge silos and increasing collaboration between Emergency Management (EM) and Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITT) professionals can expand situational awareness and improve disaster management. This research uses NVivo software to perform Qualitative Data Analysis on insights provided by subject matter experts (SME), and selected research studies. Separating the datasets into EM cases and ITT cases did result in significant overlap in certain key areas and is explained in detail in the results section. Analysis reveals several themes common to both the EM and ITT cases, with “Communication” and “Information” being the most common.

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2026 15:26 UTC