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• LLIS Practice Note: Fusion Center Collaboration: State of Washington Joint Analytical Center--Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Investigative Group Partnership

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  "The State of Washington Joint Analytical Center (WAJAC) is co-located with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Field Intelligence Group (FIG). The two entities operate jointly to facilitate the rapid exchange of critical intelligence and information."

  Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
• Fusion Center Procedures: New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center's Intelligence Product Proposal Form

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  "The New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC) created an intelligence product proposal form to streamline its product generation procedure. The form helps to identify the necessary elements of a ROIC product before analysts draft and disseminate it."

  Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)

  2008-05-09?
• Fusion Center Programs: Colorado Information Analysis Center's Terrorism Liaison Officer Network

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  "The Colorado Information Analysis Center organizes its Terrorism Liaison Officer program to help create a statewide network of local public safety officials who are responsible for collecting and disseminating information and intelligence about possible terrorism or other suspicious activity."

  Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)

  2008-06-20?
• Fusion Center Collaboration: State of Washington Joint Analytical Center's Private Sector Integration

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  "The State of Washington Joint Analytical Center (WAJAC) permits private sector businesses to place a security analyst at the WAJAC. This promotes information sharing between the government and the private sector."

  Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
• Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Fusion Centers

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  From the Document: "Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is a collective term that embraces all activities associated with gaining deeper insight and understanding into the global maritime domain. Most MDA programs have the following three aims at their core: 1) early threat detection and resolution; 2) provision of decision support for a broad spectrum of threats; and 3) monitoring adherence to international laws to ensure freedom of navigation and the efficient flow of commerce. Achieving these aims necessitates a high degree of situational awareness that is only possible through collaboration with allies and partner nations, international agencies, IO/NGOs, [International Organizations/ Non-Governmental Organizations] and the private sector in the sharing of information, the coordination of activities, and the development of expertise."

  Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

  Canyon, Deon; McMullin, Jim

  2020-09
• Letter to Michael Chertoff Regarding Funding for Fusion Centers

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  This letter expresses "strong concern with provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance that restrict the use of grant funds for certain operational activities. These restrictions are inconsistent with provisions of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (9/11 Act), which the President signed into law on August 3, 2007 (P.L. 110-53). We ask that the FY 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program Guidance be changed to reflect Congressional intent."

  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Collins, Susan, 1952-; Lieberman, Joseph I.; Thompson, Bennie, 1948- . . .

  2008-04-11
• LLIS Practice Note: Fusion Center Products: Ohio Homeland Security's Contact and Information Management System

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  "Ohio Homeland Security maintains the state's Contact and Information Management System (CIMS). CIMS is a centralized repository for homeland security information and a secure means to disseminate intelligence and information to public safety agencies and jurisdictions across the state of Ohio."

  Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)

  2007-08-03?
• Defending the Homeland: The Case for Integrating National Guard Intelligence Personnel into the State Fusion Centers

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  From the thesis abstract: "In Fall of 2009 five Al Qa'ida operatives were arrested by federal authorities while in the final stages of separate operational plans to conduct attacks within the United States. Clearly, law enforcement was aware of their activities. Others within the United States intelligence community were aware of who some of the individuals were and of their relationships with Al Qa'ida, but they had no knowledge of the specific plots that were underway. Alarmingly, The Adjutants General (TAGs) of the states where the plots were unfolding were unaware of these activities until the individuals were arrested and the stories hit the press. This is significant because the National Guard plays a key role in the American Homeland Security (HLS) enterprise, principally in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) event. Yet, they typically lack sufficient access to potentially vital information that is available via other channels until after it hits the press or has become operationally irrelevant. These events highlight a major flaw in the current information and intelligence sharing paradigm, particularly as it pertains to the National Guard. What if these men hadn't been arrested? What if they had successfully executed their attacks? The Guard would have been one of the last to know despite being one of the principle first responders to a potential terrorist event. How many lives would have been lost in the name of maintaining the stovepipes and firewalls between the intelligence and law enforcement worlds? More importantly, how can this flaw be corrected?"

  Air University (U.S.). Air War College

  Guglielmino, Brent W.

  2011-02-15
• Fusion Center Products: Tennessee Office of Homeland Security's Terrorism Be On the Lookout Book

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  The Tennessee Office of Homeland Security created the Tennessee Law Enforcement Terrorism Be On the Lookout Book to better prepare the state's law enforcement officers to recognize potential indicators of terrorist activity and to make officers more aware of their roles in the state's counterterrorism efforts.

  Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)

  2008-04-11?
• Fiscal Year 2008: Homeland Security Grant Program, Supplemental Resource: Fusion Capability Planning Tool

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  "Effective prevention efforts depend on the ability of all levels/sectors of government and private industry to collect, analyze, disseminate, and use homeland security-related intelligence. This capacity, known as the 'fusion process,' serves as the foundation for all state and urban area fusion centers. Accordingly, the establishment of a network of fusion centers to facilitate effective nationwide homeland security information sharing continues to be a top prevention priority in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. Funds from the FY 2008 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) utilized to establish / enhance state and local fusion centers must support the following: • Development of a statewide fusion process that corresponds with the 'Global Justice / Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) Fusion Center Guidelines' and the National Strategy for Information Sharing; and • Achievement of baseline levels of capability as defined by the Fusion Capability Planning Tool below. The Fusion Center Planning Tool has been developed based on the 'Global Justice / HSAC Fusion Center Guidelines' and provides a streamlined framework of critical fusion process capabilities - the achievement of which will result in each fusion center meeting baseline operational standards. Grantees are encouraged to use the Fusion Capability Planning Tool to determine and prioritize areas of improvement, develop strategies to overcome shortfalls, and prioritize the expenditure of funds to address identified areas of improvement."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2008-02
• What Makes Fusion Cells Effective?

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  "Intelligence Fusion Cells (or Fusion Centers) can be an effective means to best leverage the capabilities of various organizations and agencies in pursuit of a particular mission or objective. This thesis will examine what characteristics enable three types (DoD-led, State and Local Fusion Centers, and DOJ/OGA-led fusion cells) of fusion cells to be most effective. There is no set definition for how to measure 'effectiveness' across types of fusion cells. This fact created several research issues which are analyzed and discussed at length. After examining what makes these fusion cells effective, the authors will explore what lessons learned from fusion cells the U.S. Government can apply to the federal level to improve interagency cooperation and efficacy. The lessons from a more micro-level (fusion cells) can be applied to the more macro-level (interagency cooperation)."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Fussell, Christopher L.; Hough, Trevor W.; Pedersen, Matthew D.

  2009-12
• Nationwide SAR Initiative Annual Report 2012

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  From the executive summary: "In March 2010, the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) Program Management Office (PMO) was established as a collaborative effort led by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners. Through its work with the National Network of Fusion Centers, hometown security partners, and SLTT and federal law enforcement, the NSI PMO continues to implement NSI policies, processes, and standards across all levels of government while ensuring that privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties are protected. [...] The ongoing collaboration among DOJ, DHS, the FBI, SLTT partners, and the National Network of Fusion Centers has strengthened, allowing the NSI to expand its nationwide information sharing capability. As of March 2013, 73 fusion centers have met the requirements outlined by the NSI PMO to be fully NSI-Operational--an increase of 5 centers from the same time last year--and all 78 fusion centers now maintain the capability to contribute and share suspicious activity reports through the Shared Space or eGuardian. This expansion of the NSI has allowed the Federated Search Tool to be accessed by more trained users--increasing the number of searches to more than 76,400--and more than 25,900 Information Sharing Environment (ISE)-SARs had been submitted and shared by the end of March 2013. Further, with the support of the National Network of Fusion Centers, 46 states and the District of Columbia are participating in statewide implementation of the NSI; implementation efforts are currently under way in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to ensure a strengthened nationwide capacity for sharing ISE-SAR information."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance; United States. Department of Justice . . .

  2013-08
• Hacking the Silos: Eliminating Information Barriers Between Public Health and Law Enforcement

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  From the thesis abstract: "This thesis aims to define the current level of information sharing and integration between public health and law enforcement by examining fusion centers and Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs). The data collection instruments for this thesis were three separate but closely related surveys sent to fusion centers, JTTFs, and public health departments. Only one of the 23 surveyed fusion centers truly includes public health considerations in its functions, a decrease from research conducted by Naval Postgraduate School master's student James Morrissey in 2007. None of the JTTF respondents have a public health representative on their task force and, although the public health sector is interested in integration, its representatives rarely contact JTTFs and fusion centers to initiate collaboration. The data from the literature and surveys indicate that fusion centers and JTTFs want to collaborate with the public health sector, as well, but face integration obstacles such as funding, manpower, and resources. This thesis proposes recommendations to improve collaboration between law enforcement and public health agencies across the United States, including removing certain requirements to serve, expanding the role of regional public health planners, and re-expanding federal grant programs to reflect originally established funding opportunities."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  Minks, Cody L.

  2018-03
• DHS/DOJ Fusion Process Technical Assistance Program and Services

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  The establishment of a network of, fusion centers to facilitate effective nationwide information sharing is a top priority. To assist in the development of this capability, the, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Justice have partnered to offer a series of fusion center technical assistance services. These services, have been developed based on the input and guidance of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative, the Global Intelligence Working Group, and the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council and will be delivered by a group of subject-matter experts with experience in the development and operation of fusion centers. The services provided in this document support the implementation of the Global Fusion Center Guidelines and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence Information Sharing Environment Implementation Plan to facilitate the nationwide development and/or enhancement of the fusion process.

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2008-09-04?
• Future of U.S. Fusion Energy Research, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, March 6, 2018

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  This is the March 6, 2018 hearing titled "The Future of U.S. Fusion Energy Research" before the House Subcommittee on Energy Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. From the opening statement of Randy Weber: "Today, we will hear from a panel of experts on the status of U.S. fusion energy research and discuss what we can do as a nation to advance this critical area of discovery science. The goal of fusion research is to create a star here on Earth and control it to the point that we can convert its immense heat into electricity. Easy, right? In the center of stars like our sun, extreme temperatures, pressures, and gravitational conditions create a unique natural environment for fusion to occur. On Earth, scientists push the boundaries of experimental physics in a number of ways to duplicate these reactions, with the hopes of eventually generating fusion energy as power we can use in everyday activities. The potential benefits to society from a fusion reactor are beyond calculation: the fuel is abundant and widely accessible, the carbon footprint is zero, and the radioactive waste concerns are minimal." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Randy K. Weber, Zoe Lofgren, Lamar S. Smith, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Bernard Bigot, James W. Van Dam, Mickey Wade, and Mark Herrmann."

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2018
• Measuring the Value of High Level Fusion

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  From the Abstract: "In most current ground force combat simulations, the operational movements and command intent of forces follow prescribed, inflexible objectives and plans. Because of this limitation, the value of advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and high-level fusion is reflected only in better targeting and not in improved operational-level command and control (C2). RAND has developed an agent interaction-based constructive simulation called the Ground C4-ISR Assessment Model (GCAM) to help examine the contributions of C4-ISR to ground forces. In GCAM simulated ground force commanders make decisions on the basis of shared awareness derived from information produced by Level 1 (Identify/Correlate), Level 2 (Aggregate/Resolve), and Level 3 (Interpret/Determine/Predict) fusion processes. In this way simulated ground commanders can adapt their plans in response to perceived changes in enemy capability, activity, or intent, or to perceived changes to the battlefield environment. This paper details the representation of high-level fusion processes used in GCAM and developed with the support of the U.S. Army Model Improvement Program. Those processes are modeled using the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (ASD-NII) Decision Support Center (DSC) Multi-INT fusion study 'Knowledge Matrix' methodology. The information or knowledge added by high-level fusion and analysis of raw sensor data from multiple sources is represented in this methodology by increased information quality levels for activity, capability, and intent. This research will allow military analysts to demonstrate the utility and the relative importance of improved C2 and high-level fusion capabilities for Army and Joint forces."

  Command and Control Research Program (U.S.)

  Gonzales, Daniel, 1956-; Moore, Louis, 1948-

  2004
• Network Fusion: Information and Intelligence Sharing for a Networked World

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  From the Abstract: "An innovative design for sharing information and intelligence is found in the form of network fusion, which encourages collaboration across multiple disciplines by leveraging technology to connect the unconnected at classified and unclassified levels. As terrorists move to new methods of attack, law enforcement and first responders must use comprehensive and timely information and intelligence to both anticipate potential threats and to ensure a high measure of adaptability in responses. This article defines network fusion along with other architectures for homeland security connectivity; explores the current information and intelligence sharing challenges; examines how network fusion can enhance fusion centers as well as assist emergency responders; and makes several recommendations for implementing network fusion. Network fusion provides an opportunity to bring many unique perspectives together for smarter, faster and cheaper intelligence sharing."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  Pfeifer, Joseph W.

  2012-10
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5459, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016

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  This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 13, 2016. From the Document: "H.R. 5459 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide cybersecurity assistance to, and share cybersecurity risk information with, state, local, and regional fusion centers. Fusion centers are collaborative efforts among federal, state, local, or tribal government agencies that combine resources, expertise, or information related to criminal or terrorist activity. The bill also would expand membership of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to include state and fusion centers in major urban areas. Under current law, DHS currently provides cybersecurity assistance to, and shares cybersecurity risk information with, fusion centers; the bill would codify those efforts."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2016-09-16
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3140, Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act

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  "Under current law, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assigns federal officers and analysts to work at state and local 'fusion centers,' which are hubs for gathering and sharing information about potential threats to public safety. H.R. 3140 would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make it a priority to assign federal staff to fusion centers in high-risk areas with mass transit systems. Based on information from DHS, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 3140 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. According to the department, the requirement to prioritize staff assignments to high-risk fusion centers with mass transit systems is consistent with current administrative practices, and CBO does not expect that codifying that requirement would significantly affect the number of staff assigned to fusion centers or the federal spending for related activities. Enacting H.R. 3140 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. H.R. 3140 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll. This estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2012-04-19
• Understanding the Intelligence Practices of State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies

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  "State, local, and tribal (SLT) law enforcement agencies play a critical role in securing the homeland, and understanding and improving the intelligence practices of these agencies will enhance public safety. Better intelligence must be collected, analyzed, and shared, but little is known about the intelligence practices of SLT agencies. This project addresses these gaps. Specifically, we examine the experiences of SLT agencies and fusion centers for building an intelligence capacity, understand critical gaps in the sharing of information regarding intelligence, and identify obstacles related to other key intelligence issues, such as measuring performance and communication between agencies. In addition, we examine the activities of three fusion centers to identify strategies that appear to be successful in increasing the information flow across agencies, the major obstacles of effective intelligence gathering and information sharing, and to identify key practices for integrating domestic intelligence into the information sharing environment and overcoming these obstacles. Our research design consisted of two methodologies. First, we conducted a national survey of SLT agencies with two different samples. Our first sample consisted of personnel responsible for establishing state fusion centers and thus was critically involved in building the state-level intelligence infrastructure. The second sample was comprised of state, local, and tribal personnel charged with building an intelligence capacity in different sized agencies in all regions of the country. Second, we conducted three fusion center (FC) case studies. The data collection strategy for the case studies included compiling and analyzing open source documents, and then conducting interviews with key informants. Our focus was on examining how local, street-level intelligence is managed and brought into the intelligence process to prevent terrorist incidents and to address a variety of criminal threats."

  National Institute of Justice (U.S.)

  Carter, David; Chermak, Steven M.; McGarrell, Edmund F., 1956-

  2012-05
• Information Sharing Environment Guidance (ISE-G): Federal Resource Allocation Criteria (RAC)

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  "This document defines objective criteria to be used by federal agencies that provide direct support to state and major urban area fusion centers ('fusion centers') (herein referred to as federal fusion center support entities or FFCSE) when making federal resource allocation decisions to fusion centers."

  United States. Information Sharing Environment

  Paul, Kshemendra N.

  2011-06-03
• Using Information-Sharing Exchange Techniques from the Private Sector to Enhance Information Sharing Between Domestic Intelligence Organizations

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  From the thesis abstract: "Security and intelligence organizations have challenges in information sharing have resulted in incomplete information. Since 2001 state and local governments in the United States have formed information sharing hubs called fusion centers which request information from peer fusion centers as well as sharing situation reports about emerging and ongoing security situations. The requests for information (RFI) and situation awareness reporting processes are manual and occur without data standards or process standards. Public sector and private sector information sharing systems utilized both process and data standards to automate routine information sharing between organizations like those exchanges between fusion centers. These standards are coupled with information sharing tools that better enable consumer services, such as searching and booking airline travel through on-line systems, exchanges of criminal justice information using the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) and sharing of patient and medical information utilizing the Health Information Exchange (HIE). This thesis combines the process and tools from both the public and private sector's data and process standards and the use of information sharing tools to propose a conceptual national intelligence-sharing model (NISM). SMEs [Subject Matter Experts] from the intelligence, counterterrorism and technology communities, within the fusion center environment, were used to review, modify, and validate NISM."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Kustermann, Aaron

  2013-12
• Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2539, Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2019

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  "H.R. 2539 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prioritize the assignment of federal officers and intelligence analysts to existing fusion centers in jurisdictions where high-risk surface transportation systems are located to enhance the sharing of information about security-related threats. [...] The bill also would authorize DHS to provide training to nonfederal law enforcement agencies. The bill does not specify how DHS should prioritize the assignment of its employees, but on the bases of information from the department about current staffing levels, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that providing the envisioned level of support to fusion centers would require additional federal personnel. Using information from DHS, CBO estimates that as many as 36 such centers oversee high-risk transportation-related assets. For this estimate, CBO expects that DHS would deploy one full-time employee (at an average annual cost of about $175,000) to each of those centers. The department would probably hire additional staff gradually over the next year, thus CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $3 million in 2020 and $6 million each year from 2021 through 2024 for a total of $27 million over the next five years. Costs could be higher or lower depending on how many employees DHS determines are necessary to work with the fusion centers and carry out other activities under the bill."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2019-06-07
• FEMA Fact Sheet: Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 502

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  "Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 502: Considerations for Fusion Center and Emergency Operations Center Coordination, identifies and provides guidance on considerations through which fusion centers and emergency operations centers (EOC) can work together to share information on an on-going basis, during both steady and incident states. This guide was developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global), with significant input from key state, local and federal partners, non-profit organizations and other groups active in the emergency management, law enforcement, homeland security and fusion center communities."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Terrorism Prevention Exercise Program: Intelligence Analysis and Production Mentoring and Training for New Intelligence Analysts

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  "Fusion Centers should adopt a mentorship program for intelligence analysts that could facilitate analytical training and introduce new personnel to Fusion Center protocols and procedures. A mentorship program or other formal training would ensure that fusion center intelligence analysts operate at a common level of training and knowledge. […] The State of Arizona, including local jurisdictions, participated in a multi-state, Functional Exercise during the prevention component of the Top Officials 4 (TOPOFF 4) exercise in 2007. The exercise tested a broad spectrum of terrorism prevention capabilities and lasted approximately two weeks. The exercise emphasized intelligence analysis, information sharing, and recognition of indicators and warnings in and among participating jurisdictions. One of the exercise objectives was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) in coordinating information sharing among local, State, and Federal partners."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. National Exercise Division. Terrorism Prevention Exercise Program

  2010-08-10?
• Nationwide SAR Initiative Annual Report 2011

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  "The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) Program Management Office (PMO) was established in March 2010 and is a collaborative effort led by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) law enforcement partners. The NSI PMO has been working with the National Network of Fusion Centers, hometown security partners, and SLTT and federal law enforcement to implement the policies, processes, and standards of the NSI across all levels of government while ensuring that privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties are protected. Over the past year, the NSI PMO has brought in new staff members who have become essential in the continued development of the NSI. […] The NSI has worked diligently in implementing the standards, policies, and processes of the NSI across the National Network of Fusion Centers, and as of March 2012, 68 fusion centers have the capability to contribute and share suspicious activity reports, expanding the reach of the NSI to over 14,000 law enforcement agencies in 46 states, including the District of Columbia. The expansion of the NSI has allowed the Federated Search Tool to be accessed by more trained users--increasing the number of searches to more than 43,000--and over 17,000 SARs were submitted for sharing by the end of March 2011."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance; United States. Department of Justice . . .

  2012
• Homeland Security Information Network-Intelligence (HSIN-Intel) Partner Products Fact Sheet

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  This fact sheet describes the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) and how it is used nationwide with other government organizations. The following is from the overview: " HSIN is made up of a growing network of sites, called Communities of Interest (COI). COIs are organized by state organizations, federal organizations, or mission areas, such as emergency management, law enforcement, critical sectors, and intelligence. Users can securely share information and products within their communities or with other communities as needed. HSIN provides secure, real-time collaboration tools, including a virtual meeting space, instant messaging, and document sharing. HSIN also allows partners to work together instantly, regardless of their location, to communicate, collaborate, and coordinate. HSIN-Intel is a COI focused on supporting the collaboration of fusion centers within the National Network of Fusion Centers, including the sharing of products and information. It is the primary vehicle for fusion centers and other key stakeholders to share sensitive but unclassified information. HSIN-Intel is a chartered and vetted community of intelligence analysts from the homeland security, intelligence, and law enforcement communities at all levels of government who share homeland security-related information and analyses on a daily basis in order to address threats to the homeland. In order to make HSIN-Intel even more robust and user-friendly, a new section was created--called Partner Products-- that allows users to easily find and access valuable products and resources, including analytic products, situational awareness products, guidebooks, and other critical resources, many of which were previously unavailable. The lists on the following pages include current resources available on the Partner Products Web pages."

  United States. Office of Homeland Security

  2014
• Criminal Intelligence Resources Guide: A Collection of Intelligence Information Sharing Products and Resources

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  "The Criminal Intelligence Resources Guide focuses on intelligence products available to law enforcement officials. This guide contains a listing of available products and a brief summary of what each product entails. The guide is broken down into the following categories: 1) Analysts; 2) Fusion Centers; 3) Policy; 4) Training and Technical Assistance (specific to fusion centers); 5) Technology; 6) Gangs; 7) General Intelligence; 8) Nationwide SAR [Suspicious Activity Reporting] Initiative (NSI); 9) Privacy; 10) Security; [and] 11) Training (other than fusion center training). Documents are sorted alphabetically under each category and are available electronically via the hyperlinked title."

  United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance

  2012-07
• Fusing the Four Corners: Integrating Intelligence-Led Policing Within New Mexico's Rural and Tribal Communities

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  From the thesis abstract: "This thesis examines how New Mexico's state fusion center can develop a robust intelligence-led policing and all-hazards model for New Mexico and its rural and tribal communities. The research examines the principles behind intelligence-led policing and identifies best practices established by other local and state law enforcement organizations, focusing on how these practices are followed by fusion centers. Then, it conducts a close analysis of the New Mexico fusion center to determine, in light of best practices, how policies and procedures might be changed to better address rural and tribal concerns. A redefined intelligence and all-hazards mission, as described in this thesis, will provide all participating agencies with a universal definition of intelligence-led policing, will maintain and enhance community-policing efforts, and will establish a platform for contribution to the domestic intelligence cycle--fusing New Mexico's four-corner region, which is essential for leveraging resources to detect and disrupt organized criminal organizations and terrorism."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  Vasquez, Robert

  2018-12
• FY 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program: Supplemental Resource: Fusion Capability Planning Tool

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  "Effective prevention efforts depend on the ability of all levels/sectors of government and private industry to collect, analyze, disseminate, and use homeland security-related intelligence. This capacity, known as the 'fusion process,' serves as the foundation for all state and urban area fusion centers. Accordingly, the establishment of a network of fusion centers to facilitate effective nationwide homeland security information sharing is a top prevention priority in fiscal year (FY) 2007."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2007-01