State and Local Fusion Centers ...

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 tailored to the unique needs of the locality and serves to:

_help the classified and unclassified information flow,
_provide expertise,
_coordinate with local law enforcement and other agencies, and
provide local awareness and access.
_As of July 2009, there were 72 designated fusion centers around the country with 36 field representatives deployed. The Department has provided more than $254 million from FY 2004-2007 to state and local governments to support the centers.

The Homeland Security Data Network (HSDN), which allows the federal government to move information and intelligence to the states at the Secret level, is deployed at 27 fusion centers. Through HSDN, fusion center staff can access the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), a classified portal of the most current terrorism-related information.

The Department has deployed intelligence officers to state fusion centers in:

Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Georgia
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
The Department has also deployed support to fusion centers in New York City, Los Angeles and the Dallas region.

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