A Trusted National Fusion Center Network: Are Baseline Capabilities and Accreditation Needed?

Abstract

Much of the current fusion center debate focuses on three areas of concern: the ability of the centers to be a vital link in the national counter-terrorism effort while maintaining their state and local autonomy, the lack of consistency in the development and operation of the centers, and the potential for violation of civil liberties. This thesis analyzes the two handbooks most widely adopted by fusion center leadership, explores the disparity among the centers and their continuing challenges, and applies the characteristics of accreditation programs to the issues at hand in an effort to determine whether published baseline capabilities coupled with an accreditation process is the solution to the longterm success of fusion centers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA531578

Entities

People

  • R. D. Ladner Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antiterrorism
  • Civil Rights
  • Counterterrorism
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Terrorism
  • Urban Areas

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  • Economics
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.