“Because of that data sharing, we have actually been able to process and help hundreds of thousands of people, so information sharing, at its core, has been really important,” he said.

Larrimore said several DHS components over the past few years have made “huge strides” in data sharing. He said DHS data maturity has especially been useful in its immigration operations.

Larrimore said the black belt program, which is in its early stages, will rely on its champions to promote AI and data analytics across all aspects of the agency.