[optiguy]

Anyone remember the Level 1 Antiterrorism Awareness training course required for all DoD personnel that asked the following question: “Which of the following is an example of low-level terrorist activity?” The correct answer was “protests.”

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

“fusion center personnel with a federal security clearance will be able to access”

just “federal security clearance”????? Shouldn’t it be “Secret” level or above?
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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.
http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1156877184684.shtm

[ArtyFO]

Yeah, Right.

[Freddd]

Anyone else getting the feeling they are getting ready for a ‘round up’ to the trains?????

[Cindy]

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "PENTAGON TO SHARE TERRORISM INFO AT LOCAL LEVEL" (SNIPPET: "Pentagon officials will begin sharing access to classified, terrorism-related information stored on the secure Defense Department network with state and local agencies. Officials will make the information available using a Department of Homeland Security computer network that ties together that department's intelligence centers nationwide. Dubbed "fusion centers," these intelligence-gathering offices reside in most states and larger cities and share information with the federal government, as well as with other agencies in their area. As of this summer, there were 72 such centers.") (September 15, 2009)

DEFENSElink.mil - Release No. 713-09: "DoD ANNOUNCES NEW INFORMATION-SHARING ACCESS TO HELP FUSION CENTERS COMBAT TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "With this action, DoD continues its work in supporting states and localities who are leading our efforts to secure the nation from domestic terrorism attacks, said Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul N. Stockton. "We look forward to exploring other opportunities where DoD can help our state and local partners effectively defeat terrorism."") (September 14, 2009)

 


[angkor]

Allowing DHS on SIPRnet seems .... unsound.