FUSION CENTER HOMELAND SECURITY

 

Fusion Center Homeland Security

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Discussion BOARD Unit 5: The field of homeland security is quite interdisciplinary, and advanced technologies are used to communicate intelligence to various local, state, and federal agencies. Fusion centers are often the conduits through which information to first responders in the field is disseminated.

If you were the senior leader of a fusion center, what challenges do you foresee your staff could face when using newly released technologies to aid first responders? Do you think public opinion could add to these challenges? As the leader, how would you address these challenges?

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The Department of Homeland Security uses fusion centers to detect and stop terrorism and criminal activity as well as carry out counternarcotics activities. They believe that the fusion centers are capable of facilitating intelligence gathering on all crimes…
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