Integrated Justice/Homeland Security Topical Discussion: Data Fusion Centers SEARCH Membership Group Meeting July 23, 2004.

Integrated Justice/Homeland Security Topical Discussion:

Data Fusion Centers

SEARCH Membership Group Meeting

July 23, 2004

Fusion Center

An organized structure to coalesce data and information for the purpose of analyzing, linking and disseminating intelligence.

Structured and unstructured data is extracted

Data is fused and analyzed to generate intelligence products and summaries for tactical, operational and strategic decisionmakers

Types of Analysis

Association Charting Temporal Charting Spatial Charting Link Analysis Financial Analysis Content Analysis Correlation Analysis

Federal Examples

Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC) Homeland Security Information Network

(HSIN)/Joint Regional Information Exchanges System (JRIES)

Law Enforcement Online (LEO)/RISS DEA Fusion Center FBI CJIS N-DEx Program?

TTIC TIPOFF HSIN JRIES RISS LEO TEW N-DEx TSC RTII STAS

OCDETF EPIC TIA

State Activities

Arizona California Anti-

Terrorism Intelligence Center

Florida Georgia Information

sharing and Analysis Center

Illinois State Terrorism Intelligence Center

Iowa

Minnesota Information Sharing Analysis Center

New Jersey State Police Terrorism Unit

Upstate New York Regional Intelligence Center

Speakers

Agent Steve Ponsetto Intelligence Section Iowa Department of Public Safety

Chief Mark Zadra, Chief Office of Investigations Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Goals

Learn about Iowa and Florida Initiatives Understand how they are leveraging

existing efforts How they coincide with other information

gathering/sharing mandates Conflicts? Concerns?

Policy issues

Iowa Fusion Center Iowa Fusion Center ConceptConcept

Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP)

Iowa Homeland Security Advisory Council

Following the 911 Event Iowa established an Advisory Council to enhance the State’s capability to coordinate the implementation of the Iowa Homeland Security Initiative.

Advisory Council – Information and Intelligence Sharing

Taskforce In the Spring of 2002, a number of agencies were

asked to participate in an Information and Intelligence Sharing task force. The purpose of the task force was to make recommendations for sharing intelligence and information between critical sectors of law enforcement, public and environmental health, agriculture, private enterprise, and emergency management.

Department of Homeland Security Grant Program FY-04

Three Parts• FY 2004 SHSGP ($22, 650,000) - The FY 2004 State

Homeland Security Grant Program is being provided to enhance the capability of State and local agencies to prevent and respond to incidents of terrorism.

• FY 2004 LETPP ($6,721,000) - The Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP) is the result of a concerted effort to increase the level of funding available for prevention efforts, and the law enforcement communities to provide a conduit for terrorism intervention.  

• FY 2004 CCP ($470,000) - provides funds to Citizen Corps Councils with planning, outreach, and management of Citizen Corps programs and activities.

Fusion Center System

The Fusion Center is a centrally focused system that is regionalized in function to serve as the “clearing house” for all potentially relevant domestically generated homeland security data and information to ensure interpretation, assessment and preventive actions.

Workgroup Key Tasks/Principles Ensure that Iowa’s Fusion Center Concept is a

solid strategic investment. Ensure that Iowa’s Fusion Center Concept builds

upon current capabilities. Ensure that Iowa’s Fusion Center Concept

contributes to the sustainability of Iowa’s homeland security strategies.

Ensure to the maximum extent possible that Iowa’s Fusion Center Concept contributes to the prevention of terrorist attacks.

Workgroup Observations Most pressing resource needs are

related to personnel and professional services

Law enforcement has the existing backbone and capability to build from (LEIN and ODCP)

Workgroup Recommended COA LEIN Backbone

State HubState Hub

Regional CenterRegional

Center

Regional CenterRegional

Center

Regional CenterRegional

Center

Regional CenterRegional

Center

Regional CenterRegional

Center

Regional CenterRegional

Center

LEIN Information Management

LEIN Information Management

Multi-agency Information Exchange

Multi-agency Information Exchange

JTTFs Drug Task Forces

Public Safety, Homeland Security, and Private Sector

Organizations

LEIN Investigative Support & Analysis

LEIN Investigative Support & Analysis

LEIN Regional Operations

LEIN Regional Operations

REGION 1

REGION 2

REGION 3

REGION 4

REGION 5

REGION 6

State HubLEIN CCA/

State Intel Bureau

State HubLEIN CCA/

State Intel Bureau

24 x 7 Statewide Watch Center

24 x 7 Statewide Watch Center

Statewide Intelligence

Analysis

Statewide Intelligence

Analysis

Workgroup Recommended COA LEIN Backbone

Fusion Center - Statewide Strategic Intelligence

“Business-hours” staffing, call-out capabilities

Research support for senior executives and decision makers, Course of Action development and recommendations

Proactively use intelligence to identify and define key threat problems and issues

Prepare and deliver information and decision briefings for senior executives and other decision makers

Maintains a forward-looking perspective to support strategic planning and identification of threats, opportunities, trends, and emerging issues

Fusion Center - Information Management

“Business-hours” staffing; call-out capabilities Maintains the information systems Coordinates the flow of data and information Enrolls and trains info system users Enters data into databases, and posts information on web-

based systems. Ensures that stored data meets all data and quality

standards, (including privacy and civil liberties protections)

Acquires and maintains access to various government and commercial data systems

Fusion Center - Regional Operations Support (includes 6 Regions)

Multi-functional Analysts

Info gathering, sharing, intel ops

LEIN task force support

Liaison (task forces, other disciplines)

Critical asset assessments

Training, briefings

Fusion Center - Watch Center

Around-the-clock State Communications capability

Takes or directs “after-hours” emergency calls

May disseminate notifications and alerts, indicators and warnings

Communications liaison with State Emergency Operations

Iowa Fusion Center Concept

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Steven L. Ponsetto, DCI Special Agent

Iowa Department of Public Safety

Intelligence Bureau

Wallace State Office Building – 3rd Floor

Des Moines, Iowa 50319

1-800-308-5983