Information Sharing: Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities San Diego, CA November 28-30, 2006

The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) The process of developing the Plan began in December 2002 The GIWG committees addressed specific issues/needs The GIWG developed 28 recommendations and action items for implementation of the NCISP Vetting process involved local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies and regional, state, and national organizations Attorney General Ashcroft accepted and endorsed all 28 recommendations in October 2003 A National Kick-Off Event was held on May 14, 2004, at the Great Hall of Justice. The Plan was endorsed by U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft, FBI Director Mueller, and DHS Undersecretary Libutti. The establishment of the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC) was announced at this event The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan is a key tool that law enforcement agencies can employ to support their crime-fighting and public safety efforts. The Plan is intended to be a “living document” and will be periodically updated. Those charged with developing and implementing the Plan will continue to solicit the involvement of the law enforcement and intelligence communities, national organizations, and other government and public safety entities, in order to ensure that the Plan is responsive to their needs for information and intelligence development and sharing.

Sharing information in Public Safety The concept and need is widely accepted, BUT; Is misunderstood Has obstacles and oppositions Data control is an issue (who sees what) Can have legislative restraints No longer discipline specific Information vs intelligence Funding can be an issue Most initiatives are regional and within state boundaries

Information Sharing Methods: Database Sheriff/Police Unisys DA’s Office NT Corrections IBM Other State Systems Probation Courts 911 Center Database Sheriff/Police DA’s Office Corrections Probation Courts 911 Center Desktop integration and data exchange powered by JNET Other State Systems Central Repository Point-to-point Central Repository Database Sheriff/Police DA’s Office Corrections Probation Courts 911 Center Desktop integration and data exchange powered by JNET Other State Systems Message Hub Other State Systems Sheriff/Police Corrections Courts Database DA’s Office Probation 911 Center Middleware software QUERY SERVICE INFORMATION SECURITY Central Repository Connector Message Hub Middleware

Information May Need to Be Classified Information may be: Incident based Intelligence General information Obtained from private sources (Lexis-Nexis, Choicepoint, city, county, etc.) The classification of information will determine who can use it and how it can be used Not all information will be used by all users

Making the Jump Across State Lines A few national/multi-state projects NCIC Triple III Nlets NSOPW The greatest misunderstood project by; The ACLU The media The public BUT not by agencies using it RISS HSIN EPIC CISAnet LEO N-DEx ARJIS CapWIN MATRIX

MATRIX Lessons Learned: Strong foundation before transitioning into implementation Projects are bound by an understanding among participants Although MATRIX understood its mission and goals, the mission was not formalized and articulated to a wide audience Leadership is extremely critical in the success Involve private-sector privacy experts to assist in developing and vetting a privacy policy; If possible, the privacy policy should be available to the public Describe information collected and how information is stored Ensure all other policies and internal controls are consistent with the privacy policy

Fusion Centers

Fusion Center Guidelines— Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and the Private Sector Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) DOJ, through Global, created the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP). DHS developed the Intelligence and Information Sharing Initiative: Homeland Security Intelligence and Information Fusion. The purpose of both documents is to create an information sharing environment. These documents serve as the foundation for the Fusion Center Guidelines. Guideline Development—a phased approach Law Enforcement Intelligence: Version 1 of the guidelines, law enforcement intelligence, has been completed and has been distributed to state law enforcement agencies, homeland security advisors, fusion centers, etc. Public Safety and the Private Sector: Version 2 of the guidelines will incorporate public safety and the private sector. Version 2 is expected to be completed in early 2006.

What Is a Fusion Center? A collaborative effort of two or more agencies that provide resources, expertise, and/or information to the center with the goal of maximizing the ability to detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to criminal and terrorist activity

Why Is the Fusion Process Important? Supports an all-source, all-crimes, all-hazards, all-threats approach to intelligence Blends data from different sources, including law enforcement, public safety, and the private sector Supports risk-based, information-driven prevention, response, and consequence management programs Supports intelligence-led policing Fusion is the overarching process of managing the flowing of information and intelligence across all levels and sectors of government and the private sector For purposes of this initiative, fusion refers to the overarching process of managing the flow of information and intelligence across levels and sectors of government. Moving to a working implementation involves a number of design considerations, including what information sources to use, what fusion architecture to employ, and communication protocols. Center personnel will utilize fused and analyzed information to provide value-added intelligence products that support the development of performance-driven, risk-based prevention, response, and consequence management programs.

Privacy Policy Development Guide Geared toward the justice practitioner charged with developing or revising an agency’s privacy policy A practical, hands-on resource providing sensible guidance to develop a privacy policy This guide is the next logical step for those justice entities ready to move beyond awareness to actual policy development process It assists agencies in articulating privacy obligations in a manner that protects the justice agency, the individual, and the public and makes it easier to do what is necessary— share critical justice information Geared toward the justice practitioner charged with developing or revising an agency’s privacy policy, the Privacy Policy Development Guide is a practical, hands-on resource that provides sensible guidance for developing a privacy policy. Using this Guide is the next logical step for those justice entities that are ready to move beyond awareness into the actual policy development process. It assists agencies in articulating privacy obligations in a manner that protects the justice agency, the individual, and the public and makes it easier to do what is necessary—share critical justice information

National Sex Offender Public Registry

The Design: The Results: Distributed model Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Web Services US DOJ XML National search engine, local control The Results: Connected 22 sites in 60 days Connected additional 28 sites in 5 months Over 27 million hits in first 48 hours Peeked at 977 hits per second After 63 weeks – over 611 million hits

Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website Search sent to server Search sent to states’ repositories Citizen enters data Internet Citizen selects name to view data NSOPR Web Server Search results back to server Server delivers results to web page

50 States + District of Columbia + Guam Current status 50 States + District of Columbia + Guam

Best practices: Lessons learned: Identify the stakeholders Leverage work already completed Cleary identify the policy decision maker Cleary identify the technical lead Adapt to what already exists Lessons learned: Keep policy and technology separate Be open to suggestions from stakeholders Realize “there is no one solution” Design tool based on abilities Federal and state can work together

david.p.lewis@usdoj.gov 202-616-7829 Thank you David P. Lewis Senior Policy Advisor Justice Information Sharing DOJ/OJP/BJA david.p.lewis@usdoj.gov 202-616-7829