Texas | Operation Defuse

Fusion Centers: Giving Cops Too Much Information? - TIME

On December 21, 2009, in RESEARCH, by admin

Different missions and different mixes of manpower make each center unique.”If you've seen one fusion center — you've seen one fusion center,” says Jack Tomarchio, former deputy director of intelligence for the Department of Homeland Security, who oversaw the development of most of the country's state fusion centers during the Bush Administration. Tomarchio says the [...]

DHS | State and Local Fusion Centers

On December 21, 2009, in RESEARCH, by admin

State and Local Fusion Centers Many states and larger cities have created state and local fusion centers to share information and intelligence within their jurisdictions as well as with the federal government. The Department, through the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, provides personnel with operational and intelligence skills to the fusion centers. This support is [...]