VA and PA Fusion Center Visits Declined

On February 23, 2010, in East Coast Tour (March 2010), by JulieMD

The Virginia Fusion Center has officially declined our request for a visit. Perhaps not a total surprise, as the workings of the VFC are by statute exempted from open records laws. This was by a bill introduced a few years ago in the VA state legislature. EPIC filed information requests which revealed a Memorandum of [...]

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Newly Declassified Files Detail Massive FBI Data-Mining Project

On December 31, 2009, in RESEARCH, by AxxiomOK

A fast-growing FBI data-mining system billed as a tool for hunting terrorists is being used in hacker and domestic criminal investigations, and now contains tens of thousands of records from private corporate databases, including car-rental companies, large hotel chains and at least one national department store, declassified documents obtained by Wired.com show. Wired News September [...]

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The Civil-Military Fusion Centre and Civil-Military Overview

On December 26, 2009, in RESEARCH, by AxxiomOK

The Civil-Military Fusion Centre and Civil-Military Overview From the birth of a concept to the establishment and management of a functioning organization, there are many challenges that need to be overcome in the development of a tried and tested operational capability. Recognizing this, NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation Headquarters dedicated the manpower and resources to [...]

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The Raw Story | Fusion center declares nation’s oldest universities possible terror threat

On December 22, 2009, in RESEARCH, by admin

Fusion center declares nation's oldest universities possible terror threat Stephen C. Webster Published: Monday April 6, 2009 A newly leaked terrorism assessment from a law enforcement fusion center in Virginia highlights US universities as potential “radicalization nodes” for terrorists. RAW STORY has published the entirety of the 215 page report, available here in PDF format. [...]

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Fusion Center meltdown: Feds stifling open government in VA?

On December 22, 2009, in RESEARCH, by admin

This past Friday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a Freedom of Information Act suit against the Virginia Department of State Police in an effort to uncover whether the federal government has been interfering in the state's open government legislation. EPIC suspects that the feds are trying to use the state police to pressure [...]

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Virginia Fusion Center Releases “Homegrown Terrorism” Document

On December 21, 2009, in RESEARCH, by admin

Virginia Fusion Center Releases “Homegrown Terrorism” Document April 8, 2009 featured stories Virginia Fusion Center Releases Homegrown Terrorism Document Terrorism Spanning 39,598 square miles, Virginia has a population of almost 7.5 million residents. Roughly half of these residents are concentrated in the northern Virginia, central Virginia, and Hampton Roads regions. All three of these regions [...]

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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 [...]

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