Fed Tells States to 'Name One Fusion Center'
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security have asked every state to designate a single "fusion center" for terrorism and law enforcement intelligence.More here.
"Sharing information -- whether it is from one government agency to another, or from all of us to our citizens -- is a vital part of being prepared against all threats," Attorney General Michael Mukasey told a conference of state attorneys general Thursday.
To maximize the efficiency of that effort, Mukasey said, he and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff had sent every governor a request that the state "designate a primary fusion center to coordinate the gathering, processing, analysis, and dissemination of terrorism, law enforcement and homeland security information."
Note: On the heels of reports that the scope of the DHS Fusion Centers has slipped to local crime enforcement, this is not a good development. -ferg
posted by Fergie @ 11/29/2007 09:35:00 PM
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