Specifically, he was looking to streamline the flow of Christie's digital imaging studio's file traffic.

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In Congress, sources said that officials also are considering the creation of a new "terrorism czar" to streamline the flow of intelligence information across agencies, such as the FBI and the CIA, that collect it.

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If they want a global organisation to act as one, or to show a single face to their customers, they have to streamline their information flow.

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"If the purpose is to increase security checkpoint flow, there are much more effective steps we can take together to streamline the security checkpoints with risk-based screening mechanisms, " he wrote in a letter to Pistole.

CNN: March 10, 2013 -- Updated 0334 GMT (1134 HKT)