Post by KD7ONE on Nov 6, 2012 13:42:47 GMT -5
www.ciac.co.gov/
9195 East Mineral Avenue
Centinel, CO 80112
(720) 852-6705 (unpublished landline)
The Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC) became operational in October 2004 under the direction of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The Colorado State Patrol took over operation and management of CIAC in March 2005, and it moved into its new facility in April 2005. CIAC was originally opened to support and respond to credible threats during the elections in 2004, but has since evolved to have an all-crimes and all-hazards scope of operation. Its mission is to provide an integrated, multidiscipline information-sharing network to collect, analyze, and disseminate information to stakeholders in a timely manner in order to protect the citizens and critical infrastructure of Colorado. CIAC has no investigative power but does have the ability to collect, analyze, and vet information for authenticity. When additional investigation is necessary, CIAC sends information to the DHS, the FBI’s FIG, and to local law enforcement.
CIAC is staffed full-time by the Colorado State Patrol, the National Guard, the Department of Revenue, and the FBI. There are part-time participants in CIAC from the Colorado Departments of Agriculture, Public Health, Corrections, Education, and the Colorado Springs Police Department, as well as from the U.S. Marshals Service. The University of Denver also provides interns to CIAC. DHS I&A has conducted a needs assessment of CIAC. However, at the time of our review, it had not placed an intelligence analyst in the center. CIAC has access to a regional DHS protective security advisor.
DHS and DOJ information systems or networks accessible to CIAC include HSIN, LEO, and the FPS portal. In addition, the center has access to, among others, Rocky Mountain Information Network, U.S. Northern Command, and SIPRNET, which is accessed through the FBI. CIAC produces several types of bulletins and summaries, including For Official Use Only and Law Enforcement Sensitive versions of a monthly summary of reported incidents, daily reports, officer safety bulletins, and early warning and special reports. These products are e-mailed to a number of recipients, including members of the critical infrastructure sectors. Products are also distributed directly to law enforcement officers via in-car mobile data computers. The monthly summaries are produced with the FBI FIG and also cover incidents in Wyoming, and some of the special reports are produced jointly with the FBI and the U.S. Northern Command.
Project Title: Establish/enhance regional response teams
Project Description: Funding provides for enhanced regional response
for explosive/WMD/CBRNE through the acquisition of specialty
vehicles, command posts, and hazardous materials containment and/or
disposal units. This funding also provides for evidence collection and
analysis through acquisition of crime lab and forensic units.
2004 Funding: $1,867,713.52
9195 East Mineral Avenue
Centinel, CO 80112
(720) 852-6705 (unpublished landline)
The Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC) became operational in October 2004 under the direction of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The Colorado State Patrol took over operation and management of CIAC in March 2005, and it moved into its new facility in April 2005. CIAC was originally opened to support and respond to credible threats during the elections in 2004, but has since evolved to have an all-crimes and all-hazards scope of operation. Its mission is to provide an integrated, multidiscipline information-sharing network to collect, analyze, and disseminate information to stakeholders in a timely manner in order to protect the citizens and critical infrastructure of Colorado. CIAC has no investigative power but does have the ability to collect, analyze, and vet information for authenticity. When additional investigation is necessary, CIAC sends information to the DHS, the FBI’s FIG, and to local law enforcement.
CIAC is staffed full-time by the Colorado State Patrol, the National Guard, the Department of Revenue, and the FBI. There are part-time participants in CIAC from the Colorado Departments of Agriculture, Public Health, Corrections, Education, and the Colorado Springs Police Department, as well as from the U.S. Marshals Service. The University of Denver also provides interns to CIAC. DHS I&A has conducted a needs assessment of CIAC. However, at the time of our review, it had not placed an intelligence analyst in the center. CIAC has access to a regional DHS protective security advisor.
DHS and DOJ information systems or networks accessible to CIAC include HSIN, LEO, and the FPS portal. In addition, the center has access to, among others, Rocky Mountain Information Network, U.S. Northern Command, and SIPRNET, which is accessed through the FBI. CIAC produces several types of bulletins and summaries, including For Official Use Only and Law Enforcement Sensitive versions of a monthly summary of reported incidents, daily reports, officer safety bulletins, and early warning and special reports. These products are e-mailed to a number of recipients, including members of the critical infrastructure sectors. Products are also distributed directly to law enforcement officers via in-car mobile data computers. The monthly summaries are produced with the FBI FIG and also cover incidents in Wyoming, and some of the special reports are produced jointly with the FBI and the U.S. Northern Command.
Project Title: Establish/enhance regional response teams
Project Description: Funding provides for enhanced regional response
for explosive/WMD/CBRNE through the acquisition of specialty
vehicles, command posts, and hazardous materials containment and/or
disposal units. This funding also provides for evidence collection and
analysis through acquisition of crime lab and forensic units.
2004 Funding: $1,867,713.52