ORGANIZATION GISAC is one of the three components of the Georgia Office of Homeland Security. The Governor of Georgia Georgia Office of Homeland Security GEORGIA INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER GEORGIA HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

ORGANIZATION Stuart Tait Brown Georgia Department of Health Bill Hitchens GA State Patrol Noel Holcomb Georgia Department of Natural Resources Vernon Keenan Georgia Bureau of Investigation Harold Linnenkohl Georgia Department of Transportation Jeff Wigington Georgia Sheriff’s Association Frank Rotondo Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police David Proythress Georgia Department of Defense Charley English Georgia Emergency Management Agency Rebecca Denlinger Association of Fire Chiefs Major General William Nesbitt Director Office of Homeland Security Georgia Homeland Security Task Force Lee Myers Georgia Department of Agriculture Mike Garrett President/CEO Georgia Power Co

WHAT IS GISAC? GISAC was created to solve the information / intelligence sharing problems between federal, state, and local agencies. GISAC is the State’s clearinghouse and main processing center for terrorism information.

ORGANIZATION Georgia Bureau of Investigation (14 personnel + 1 admin vacancy) Georgia Emergency Management Agency (2 personnel + 1 vacancy) Georgia State Patrol (1 personnel) Georgia Sheriffs’ Association (1 personnel) Georgia National Guard (1 personnel) Georgia Fire Chiefs Association (1 personnel) Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (1 personnel) Georgia Department of Corrections (1 personnel)

STRUCTURE OF GISAC GISAC is divided up into four sections. LAW ENFORCEMENTCRIMINAL INTELLIGENCEEMERGENCY MANAGEMENTFIRE SERVICES/ HAZMAT Threat Assessment GA Sheriffs Liaison GA Police Liaison GSP Liaison Criminal Investigation Intel Investigation Special Ops. CTTF Domestic Terrorism International Terrorism Threat Assess. Team CTTF Intel Team FBI FIG Support DOC Intel. LE Bulletins Southern Shield Bomb Intel. ICON Military Liaison Asset Threat Log E-Team Infrastructure Analysis Crisis Monitoring External Communications Open Source Analysis E-Team Administration IOC Operations Strategic Planning Threat Assess. Team GIS IT Website GA Fire Chiefs Liaison HAZMAT Expert EMS Liaison Fire/EMS Bulletin

STATE OF GEORGIA DHS PRESENTATION FBIDHS POLICESHERIFFS GISAC BLENDING THE LINES BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LE Information Flow

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Exchange information daily Morning threat meetings GISAC Analysts assigned to FIG and JTTF GISAC Agents assigned to FIG and JTTF Run checks thru FBI database FBI conducts checks thru our databases Intelligence sharing with the FBI Field Intelligence Group (FIG) Initiative to rotate GISAC analysts thru FBI’s Fusion Center Outreach

GISAC & DHS 2 Embedded DHS Intelligence Officers 2007 – Initiative to TDY GISAC analysts to DHS-I&A HSDN Access Direct link to DHS Intelligence publications Patriot Reports Highway Watch Reports General I&A product distribution Expand HSIN-Intel pilot to GISAC Initiative to rotate GISAC analysts thru NOC & I/A STATE AND FEDERAL RELATIONSHIPS

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS SOUTHERN SHIELD Exchange best practices Share terrorism-related intelligence Monitor regional terrorism threats Meet once a quarter Conference calls between meetings In 2003, GISAC established this consortium of Law Enforcement Intelligence officials / state Homeland Security to:

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Tennessee Alabama Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Kentucky Louisiana Oklahoma Virginia West Virginia Mississippi In 2005, seven additional states joined Southern Shield. Original States LA MS OK AL FL GA WV KY TN NC SC New States TX Texas VA

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP) The Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Project is an ODP grant-funded intelligence sharing project between state and local law enforcement agencies and GISAC.

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP) Improved connectivity between Metro-Atlanta and other law enforcement intelligence groups. Real-time collaboration on leads, tips, and intelligence. More comprehensive awareness of threat indicators.

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP) Tier 1 Agencies Participating in GTIP Cobb County PD Clayton County PD City of Atlanta PD Dekalb County PD Fulton County PD Gwinnett PD GBI GISAC

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP) Tier 2 Agencies Participating in GTIP Athens / Clarke Co. Columbus PD August / Richmond Co. Albany PD Savannah / Chatham Co. Bibb Co. S.O.

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP) MJTF’s around the state Metro-Atlanta Law Enforcement Agencies Intel units in larger law enforcement agencies around the state TIER

OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP) GISAC distributes information to FBI, DHS and G-TIP partners. Officers report suspicious activity to their department’s Intel Section Intelligence Section vets the information and places it into E-TEAM PARTNERS

OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS Open Source Report Produced weekly Posted on the OHS-GEMA Website Distributed electronically

OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS Intelligence Report Produced monthly For official use only Distributed electronically

OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS Fire & EMS Bulletin Produced monthly For official use only Distributed electronically

OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS Georgia Department of Health Monthly Outbreak and Surveillance Report Part the Monthly Fire & EMS Bulletin

OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS Alerts & Notices Produced as needed Distributed to specific audiences

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