Fusion Centers: Function and Future
The CSIS Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Program, in conjunction with the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute (HSI) and the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HS SEDI), cordially invites you to an event:
Fusion Centers: Function and Future
In recent years, state and major urban area governments have established fusion centers to enhance intelligence and information sharing within their jurisdictions and with departments and agencies at the federal level. Federal stakeholders, like the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, view fusion centers as important tools in domestic counterterrorism efforts and have provided both financial and personnel support to these state and local offices. Despite the rapid growth of fusion centers, which now number 72 nationwide, they still face a number of challenges. Please join us for a conference to discuss these and other issues.
AGENDA
8:30-9:00 – Registration and breakfast
9:00-10:00 – Keynote address by Bart R. Johnson, Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
10:15-11:15 – Panel Discussion: Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Priorities for Fusion Centers
11:30-12:30 – Panel Discussion: Fusion Centers: Mission Scope and Objectives
12:45-1:45 – Panel Discussion: Implications for Technologies, Resources, and Best Practices (with working lunch)
HSI and HS SEDI are federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) sponsored by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). HSI is operated by Analytic Services Inc. on behalf of DHS. HS SEDI is managed and operated by The MITRE Corporation.
