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Fusion Centers

Fusion Centers. January 24, 2008. Fusion Centers: Great Potential…. Fusion centers have the potential to: Prepare for, prevent and respond to terrorism Drastically improve our ability to fight crime Plan for and respond to natural disasters. Fusion Centers: Great Potential.

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Fusion Centers

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  1. Fusion Centers January 24, 2008

  2. Fusion Centers: Great Potential… • Fusion centers have the potential to: • Prepare for, prevent and respond to terrorism • Drastically improve our ability to fight crime • Plan for and respond to natural disasters

  3. Fusion Centers: Great Potential

  4. Intelligence Fusion Centers • What they are • Where they are located • Who’s involved • Some examples • Federal activities to support them • Challenges • Best Practices

  5. Information Was Not Shared Why Fusion Centers? “Fuse” • Foreign and domestic intelligence efforts • Information from variety of public safety, government, social and private organizations • Eliminate isolation of intelligence activities • Field activities and operations require interaction • Critical developments in national policy regarding intelligence and information sharing since 9/11 Analysis Was Not Pooled EffectiveOperations Were Not Launched

  6. Intelligence Sharing Post 9/11: A Timeline

  7. Key Publications on Fusion Centers www.it.ojp.gov

  8. Fusion Centers: Defined • Fusion Center • A “collaborative effort of two or more agencies that provide resources, expertise and information to the center with the goal of maximizing their ability to detect, prevent, investigate and respond to criminal and terrorist activity” [emphasis added] • Fusion • process to facilitate homeland security- and crime-related information and intelligence sharing.

  9. Fusion Centers • Not an entirely new concept • State- and local-level centers • Not limited to counter-terrorism activities • No single model for fusion centers • Fusion centers are not just buildings • A fusion center’s success depends on organizational focus and meaningful, timely information sharing – not large facilities and substantial funding • - State Fusion Center Processes and Procedures: Best Practices and Recommendations

  10. Concerned with: Buildings/Collocation Security Clearances The Intelligence Process Intelligence Products Personnel and Participation Key Participants: State, local, federal, tribal law enforcement First Responders Fire Public Health DHS HIDTA DEA Transportation Military Affairs Private Industry Others Fusion Centers • Often collocated with: • FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) • FBI Field Intelligence Groups (FIG) • DHS and FBI Analysts

  11. Common Fusion Center Activities • Support Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) • Provide all crimes and terrorism analytical services • Assist law enforcement with inquiries on suspects and vehicles • Driver license photo and data • Interact with other state fusion centers • Maintain repository of state’s critical infrastructure • Field intelligence/suspicious activity report sharing • Receive state-wide crime tips from hotlines • Arson and DUI hotlines • Amber Alert notification • Connect to Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) and FBI LEO to share intelligence/info • Traffic and transportation incident management • Monitor roadways construction, maintenance, weather • Monitor video feeds from news sources, weather, etc. • Monitor Emergency Operations Center

  12. Houston Fusion Center

  13. Houston Fusion Center The Houston Regional Intelligence Service Fusion Center (HRISC) will provide continuous security to the region by gathering, developing and sharing intelligence into the capabilities, intentions, and actions of terrorist groups and individuals which pose a threat to our populace and region.

  14. Houston Fusion Center • Fusion Center Members: • Texas Department of Public Safety • Harris County Sheriffs Department • Houston Metro Police • Houston Police Department • Other agencies pending

  15. Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center Florida Investigative Support Center Critical Infrastructure Coordination Florida Fusion Center Florida Fusion Center – A collocation of multidisciplinary intelligence assets to collect, analyze and disseminate critical intelligence and information to monitor prevent and investigate terrorism and other related criminal activities.

  16. Florida Fusion Center - Vision • Establish and sustain a true multi-disciplinary fusion center that utilizes an all crimes/all hazard approach to intelligence sharing that enhances the services provided to the Governor, state leadership and agency partners. • Serve and protect the citizens and visitors of the state of Florida, while ensuring that their civil rights and privacy are protected.

  17. WHAT IS GISAC? GISAC was created to solve the information / intelligence sharing problems between federal, state, and local agencies. GISAC is the State’s clearinghouse and main processing center for terrorism information.

  18. ORGANIZATION Georgia Bureau of Investigation (14 personnel + 1 admin vacancy) Georgia Emergency Management Agency (2 personnel + 1 vacancy) Georgia State Patrol (1 personnel) Georgia Department of Corrections (1 personnel) Georgia Sheriffs’ Association (1 personnel) Georgia National Guard (1 personnel) Georgia Fire Chiefs Association (1 personnel) Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (1 personnel)

  19. Arizona Counter TerrorismInformation Center Goal: To prevent terrorism and related crimes, thereby providing a safe and secure environment for the citizens of Arizona.

  20. Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center • Primary component of the DPS Intelligence Bureau • Provides a real time informational link between: • Local, tribal, state and federal law enforcement • First response agencies • Private Sector • Non-LEA Public Sector • All crimes concept (except drugs) • ACTIC Command • HIDTA Intelligence Support Center – Tucson • HIDTA Joint Intelligence Group – Phoenix • ACTIC Commander Chairs HIDTA Intelligence Subcommittee

  21. Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center • Multi-Agency Operation • 240 State, Local & Federal officers/analysts • 41 agencies • Co-located with the FBI JTTF & FIG • IGA signed by all agencies • Three year commitment • Central point of contact for the deployment of MMRS, NSS, AZDPS and other state assets to support local agencies

  22. Arizona DPS Federal Bureau of Investigation Phoenix Police Department Maricopa County Sheriffs Office Mesa Police Department Glendale Police Department Glendale Fire Department Scottsdale Police Department Arizona National Guard Rocky Mountain Information Network Mesa Fire Department USDHS Border Patrol U.S. Department of State Federal Air Marshall Air Force Office of Special Investigation Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Arizona Attorney General’s Office Tempe Police Department Gilbert Fire Department* Chandler Fire Department* Arizona ADOT/OSI Arizona Department of Corrections USDHS Immigration&Customs Enforcement U.S. Marshall Service U.S. Postal Inspection Service BATFE U.S. Secret Service Transportation Security Administration Phoenix Fire Department U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security-PSD Arizona Department of Liquor Arizona Department of Revenue Arizona Department of Economic Security Defense Intelligence Agency Arizona State University DPS U. S. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Peoria Police Department* Goodyear Fire Department* Buckeye Police Department* Tempe Fire Department* 41 Agencies Assigned FBI conducts SBI’s on all ACTIC Personnel to Secret and Above Levels

  23. Full Field Investigation ACIS Law Enforcement Agencies Analysis Evaluation Other Sources Emergency Response Agencies Intelligence Products* Critical Infrastructure ACTIC Other Private Sector Law Enforcement Agencies No Action Warranted Citizens (via web page) * Advisories, Citizens’ Bulletins, Information Collection Requirement Bulletins, Information Bulletins, Intelligence Bulletins, Threat Assessments, and others as needed. Information Flow Raw Info

  24. Fusion Centers

  25. National Resources For Fusion Centers • Department of Homeland Security Funding • Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council/Global Intelligence Working Group • Baseline capabilities • Gang intelligence sharing • Suspicious activity reporting (SAR IEPD) • Privacy guidelines/templates • Training for executives and analysts • Technical assistance • Second National Fusion Center Conference: March 18-20, 2008 San Francisco, CA • SEARCH Fusion Center Reference Model Development

  26. Issued July 6, 2007 Suggests there are questions that may not yet be answered, such as: Do fusion centers solve the pre-9/11 information sharing problems, and as such, make Americans safer? Congressional Research Service Report on Fusion Centers

  27. Fusion Center Challenges • True sharing/interoperability of information and intelligence • Absence of an agreement on the underlying discipline/philosophy • Privacy/civil liberties concerns • Time • Funding and sustainment • Identifying FC role: analytical, operational, both? • Products and who gets them • State and/or local? • Designating a state “hub”

  28. Best Practices • Similar to those in justice information sharing • Governance • Strategic planning • Policy development • Requirements analysis • Standards adoption • Measure performance, demonstrate success • Effective outreach/education

  29. Best Practices Manhattan Institute Policing Terrorism Report Best Practices and Recommendations http://www.manhattan-institute.org/

  30. Kelly J. HarrisDeputy Executive Director, SEARCHkelly@search.org January 24, 2008

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