State and Local Fusion Centers and the Role of Dhs
State and Local Fusion Centers and the Role of Dhs

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-01-26

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781984213792

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State and local fusion centers and the role of DHS : hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, September 7, 2006.

Homeland Security: Federal Efforts are Helping to Address Some Challenges Faced by State and Local Fusion Centers
Homeland Security: Federal Efforts are Helping to Address Some Challenges Faced by State and Local Fusion Centers

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 1437903878

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Following 9/11, state and local gov¿ts. formed fusion centers, collaborative efforts to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal or terrorist activity. Recognizing that the centers are a critical mechanism for sharing info., the fed. gov¿t. -- incl. the Dept. of Homeland Security, Dept. of Justice, and the Program Manager for the Info. Sharing Environ. -- is taking steps to partner with fusion centers. This testimony focuses on: (1) the characteristics of fusion centers as of 9/07; and (2) fed. efforts to help alleviate challenges centers identified. This report is based on an 10/07 report on 58 fusion centers and related fed. efforts to support them as well as updated info. obtained by reviewing plans describing selected fed. efforts. Includes recommend. Illus.

Homeland Security
Homeland Security

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-07

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 1437901972

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In general, a fusion center is a collaborative effort to detect, prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity. Recognizing that fusion centers are a mechanism for information sharing, the fed. gov¿t. -- including the Dept. of Homeland Security, the Dept. of Justice, and the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, which has primary responsibility for governmentwide information sharing and is located in the Office of the Dir. of Nat. Intelligence -- is taking steps to partner with fusion centers. This report examines: (1) the status and characteristics of fusion centers; and (2) to what extent fed. efforts help alleviate challenges that the centers identified. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.

Information Sharing
Information Sharing

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1437940633

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Recent terrorist activity, such as the attempted Times Square bombing, underscores the need for terrorism-related information sharing. Since 2001, all 50 states and some local governments have established fusion centers, where homeland security, terrorism, and other intelligence information is shared. The fed. gov¿t. recognizes the importance of fusion centers; however, as reported in October 2007, centers face challenges in sustaining their operations. This report assesses the extent to which: (1) the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken action to support fusion centers' efforts to maintain and grow their operations; and (2) DHS and the Dept. of Justice have supported fusion centers in establishing privacy and civil liberties protections. Illustrations.

Terrorist Precursor Crimes
Terrorist Precursor Crimes

Author: Siobhan O'Neil

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 1437927211

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Contents: (1) Increase in Precursor Crimes: Causes; Decline in State Sponsorship; Amateurization of Terror; Shift in Threat Environ.; Enhanced Counterterrorism Measures; (2) Ex. of Terrorist Precursor Activity in the U.S.: Front Bus. and Charities; Counterfeiting Money; Counterfeit Goods; Fraud (Benefits, Food Stamps); Narcotics; Smuggling and Import/Export Violations; Bribery; Robbery/Theft; Phone Scams and Cell Phone Activity; Immigration and Identity Crimes; Incitement; Training; Div. of Labor within Terrorist Org.; Potential for Ident. and Infiltration; Fundraising and Longevity of Terror Campaigns; Precursor Crimes¿ Effect on Threat Environ.; (3) Fed. Role, and SLT Role in Intell./Invest. of Crimes; Coord. of Fed. and SLT Efforts.

Information and Intelligence (including Terrorism) Fusion Centers
Information and Intelligence (including Terrorism) Fusion Centers

Author: Todd Masse

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9781604561500

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The value proposition for fusion centres is that by integrating various streams of information and intelligence, including that flowing from the federal government, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as the private sector, a more accurate picture of risks to people, economic infrastructure, and communities can be developed and translated into protective action. The ultimate goal of fusion is to prevent manmade (terrorist) attacks and to respond to natural disasters and manmade threats quickly and efficiently should they occur. As recipients of federal government-provided national intelligence, another goal of fusion centres is to model how events inimical to U.S. interests overseas may be manifested in their communities, and align protective resources accordingly. There are several risks to the fusion centre concept -- including potential privacy and civil liberties violations, and the possible inability of fusion centres to demonstrate utility in the absence of future terrorist attacks, particularly during periods of relative state fiscal austerity. Fusion centres are state-created entities largely financed and staffed by the states, and there is no one "model" for how a centre should be structured. State and local law enforcement and criminal intelligence seem to be at the core of many of the centres.