'Knowledge and information that can be investigated is power,' she said. 'Without that piece of information to connect the dots, we might never uncover something.'

DeLoach’s group specializes in security consulting and employs armed service veterans for its work in homeland security

One potential issue she sees with the program, though, is the sharing of information between law enforcement agencies. She said that law enforcers working together on a tip are often where missteps in the past have occurred. 'When they’re sharing this information, it can sort of be like apple and oranges.'"

For the full news story click on this link to the USA Today article by Ryan W. Miller