INFORMATION SHARING: Additional Actions Could Help Ensure That Efforts to Share Terrorism-Related Suspicious Activity Reports Are Effective

Abstract

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has largely implemented the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative among fusion centers entities that serve as the focal point within a state for sharing and analyzing suspicious activity reports and other threat information. The state and local law enforcement officials GAO interviewed generally said the initiatives processes worked well, but that they could benefit from additional feedback from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on how the reports they submit are used. The FBI has a feedback mechanism, but not all stakeholders were aware of it. Implementing formalized feedback mechanisms as part of the initiative could help stakeholders conduct accurate analyses of terrorism-related information, among other things.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
AD1179637

Entities

People

  • Eileen R. Larence

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Best Practices
  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electronic Mail
  • Feedback
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Management Personnel
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Public Administration
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Standards
  • Statistical Samples
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Forces
  • Terrorism
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Urban Areas

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.