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9/11 after-action reports called for the US government to “Consolidate” the screening process. Before this time, approximately 12 different government agencies had some type of “terrorist watch list”

Background

As a result, the Terrorist Screening Center was established by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6, on

September 16, 2003.



Homeland Security Presidential Directive-6/MOU

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-6/MOU

International Sharing of Terrorist Identity Information

The Terrorist Screening Center and the Department of State shall enhance cooperation with our international partners and establish appropriate access to terrorist screening information, beginning with the Visa Waiver Program countries.

Civil Liberty Protection

The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of Central Intelligence shall implement appropriate procedures and safeguards with respect to all such information about United States persons.

Consolidated Approach

The Attorney General shall establish an organization [TSC] to consolidate the Government's approach to terrorism screening ,create a consolidated data base of terrorist names and identifiers], and provide for the appropriate and lawful use of Terrorist Information in screening processes.

Two Feeds of Information

The heads of executive departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide to the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) on an ongoing basis all appropriate International Terrorist Information in their possession, custody, or control. (Domestic terrorist information will be supplied to the FBI)

“consolidate the Government's approach

to terrorism screening”

“provide to the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) on an ongoing basis all appropriate

International Terrorist Information in their possession, custody, or control” (Domestic

terrorist information will be supplied to the FBI)

“enhance cooperation with our international partners and

establish appropriate access to terrorist screening information”

“shall implement appropriate procedures and safeguards with respect to all such information about United States persons”



Establishment Establishment

On December 1, 2003, the TSC became operational.

On March 12, 2004, all the U.S. Government watch lists were consolidated into one “Terrorist Screening Data Base.” This is commonly referred to as the “Watch

List”.

The TSC, with a staff of over 370, provides 24/7, 365 coverage for our law enforcement & intelligence

community customers.



TSC MISSIONTSC MISSION

Consolidate and Coordinate the

government’s approach to terrorism; Screen and facilitate information

sharing to protect the Nation and our

foreign partners; Safeguarding civil liberties.



Terrorist Screening Center’s Primary Partners:

Terrorist Screening Center’s Primary Partners:

Federal Bureau of Investigation – DT/IT Investigations JTTFs (Threat Assessments) and LEGATS.

Department of State - all Embassies and Consulates around the world.

Department of Homeland Security - all ports of entry for the United States.

Transportation Security Administration / No Fly and Selectee Lists.

Federal, State, Local, Tribal & Territorial Law Enforcement - YOU!

Interaction is 24/7/365 with the above entities



U.S. Government Integrated Terrorist Nominations Process

U.S. Government Integrated Terrorist Nominations Process



Passports

Visas

AirlinesLaw

Enforcement

SpecialEvents

PortWorkers

Hazmat

GovernmentBenefits

TSDB



Four Tier ApproachFour Tier Approach

Stop Them At Our Borders

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Encounter Them In the U.S.

FED/STATE/LOCALLAW ENFORCEMENT and

DHS PRIVATE SECTOR SCREENING

Stop Them Before They Get To U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

KEY ELEMENTS: Information, Communication, Coordination, And De-confliction

ACHIEVABLE GOAL: Everybody Screening For Terrorism Has The Same Data And Can Make The Best Decisions Possible

Identify ThemOverseas

INTERNATIONALPARTNERS

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National Crime Information Center

Federal, State, Local, Tribal & Territorial Data Base

N C I CN C I C

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Encounter them in the U.S.

Unclassified system Violent Gangs and Terrorist Organization File Data Subset (VGTOF) Now = Known Suspected Terrorist File (KST)

Federal, State, Local, Tribal & Territorial accessRequires : Subjects Full Name plus one or more numerical identifiers, ie Full DOB, Social Security number, passport number etc.



Encounter CategoriesEncounter Categories

CATEGORY 1- ARREST WARRANT ON FILE- DETAIN AND/OR ARREST ACCORDING TO AGENCY POLICIES AND PROBABLE CAUSE

-CALL THE TSC

CATEGORY 2

CATEGORY 3

- DETAINER ON FILE- DETAIN AND/OR ARREST ACCORDING TO AGENCY POLICIES AND PROBABLE CAUSE

-CALL THE TSC

- SUBJECT ASSOCIATED WITH TERRORISM- DETAIN FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES – Do not extend detainment!

-CALL THE TSC

ALERT!- NEVER INDICATE, MENTION OR TELL THE INDIVIDUAL THEY ARE

ON A TERRORIST WATCH LIST!

- WHEN COMPLETING ANY DOCUMENTATION REGARDING AN

ENCOUNTER, NEVER INDICATE ON ANY REPORTING DOCUMENTS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ON A

TERRORIST WATCH LIST!

- ALWAYS CALL THE TSC!



NCIC Sample Message CATEGORY 3NCIC Sample Message CATEGORY 3

MKE/POSSIBLE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBER – CAUTION

ORI/DCTSC0100 NAM/INTTERR,CATEGORY THREE SEX/MRAC/U POB/AF DOB/19190110

HGT/701 WGT/050 EYE/BRO HAI/BLK SKN/ALB

GNG/INTRNTL XTMST*IFBI SGP/HANDLING CODE 3*IFBI

ECR/A DOP/NONEXP OCA/FBICJISCARLILEVGTOF7

MIS/THIS IS AN FBI CJISD TEST RECORD TAKE NO ACTION BASED ON THIS RECORD FOR

MIS/FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS RECORD PLEASE CONTACT TI HARRY E CARLILE JR FBI

MIS/ CJISD 888 827-6427 OR 304 625-3578

ORI IS FBI TERRORIST SCREENING CENTER 866-872-9001

NIC/T570016320 DTE/20030228 0948 EST

***LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE INFORMATION***

DO NOT ADVISE THIS INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY MAY BE ON A TERRORIST WATCHLIST.

CONTACT THE TERRORIST SCREENING CENTER (TSC) AT (866) 872-9001 DURING THIS ENCOUNTER. IF THIS WOULD EXTEND THE SCOPE OR DURATION OF THE ENCOUNTER, CONTACT THE TSC IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. IF YOU ARE A BORDER PATROL OFFICER IMMEDIATELY CALL THE NTC.

ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT IDENTIFYING INFORMATION DURING THE ENCOUNTER, WITHOUT OTHERWISE EXTENDING THE SCOPE OR DURATION OF THE ENCOUNTER, TO ASSIST THE TSC IN DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE NAME OR IDENTIFIER(S) YOU QUERIED BELONG TO AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED AS HAVING POSSIBLE TIES WITH TERRORISM.

DO NOT DETAIN OR ARREST THIS INDIVIDUAL UNLESS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL STATUTES.

UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE IS PROHIBITED.

INFORMATION THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL MAY BE ON A TERRORIST WATCHLIST IS THE PROPERTY OF THE TSC AND IS A FEDERAL RECORD PROVIDED TO YOUR AGENCY ONLY FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LEAD PURPOSES. THIS RECORD, AND ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT, MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED OR USED IN ANY PROCEEDING WITHOUT THE ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TSC.

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FLOW OF INFORMATION

The Terrorist Screening Center serves as the United States Government Clearing House for the Screening and Coordination of Encounters with

Known or Appropriately Suspected Terrorists.



Unique NCIC HitsUnique NCIC HitsLaw Enforcement Encounters:

Traffic stop for having objects hanging from his rearview mirror At Donut shop spent approximately one hour in the bathroom praying Forcibly took his daughter from a daycare Attempting to have his criminal record expunged Passenger in a stolen car Skateboarding in a park after hours Causing a disturbance at a speech Exhibiting suspicious activity at an airport Arrested for urinating in public/public intoxication Reported his Land Rover stolen from his place of business Hitch-hiking Driver was observed filming a local pedestrian bridge Turned in a lost or stolen purse Flagged down a passing officer while car was broken down Police recognized him from a wanted poster Filming various sites in D.C. Demonstrating outside a fur store Arrested for shoplifting at a department store Individual who reported a burglary Posting bail for an inmate



NCIC Users and Law Enforcement DispatcherNCIC Users and Law Enforcement Dispatcher

• Lost Intelligence;• A potentially important law enforcement encounter can go undetected,

and officer safety could be jeopardized;• The intelligence that could have been obtained from that positive law

enforcement encounter will never get to the investigative agency;• The Sheriff or the Chief of Police will never know that a positive law

enforcement encounter was recorded in his jurisdiction, thus losing out on the potential of gaining positive intelligence that could be used by his department or agency;

• The State Fusion Center will not receive notification that a positive encounter has taken place in their region.

What can happen if you DON’T contact the TSC when you see the NCIC “Banner”???



The TSC has identified thru NCIC audits that approximately 20% of Law Enforcement that queries NCIC and gets the “Warning Banner” does not call The TSC.

Call the TSC to verify if the encounter is a positive match to the TSC Watch List. Let’s work together to reduce the non contact rate to 0%.

NCIC Users and Law Enforcement DispatcherNCIC Users and Law Enforcement Dispatcher



Encounter - Prior to 12/01/03Encounter - Prior to 12/01/03

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Encounter - Post 12/01/03Encounter - Post 12/01/03

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2009 Positive LEO Encounters

TOP TEN STATES

2009 Positive LEO Encounters

TOP TEN STATES



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TSC notifies TSOU

The TSC ran the name and got a match to a known terrorist

TSOU discovers this person is an unindicted co- conspirator with three Hamas individuals and a material witness warrant existed for his arrest.

Maryland authorities stop a person who is filming the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Routine NCIC check advises officer to call the TSC

Success StoriesSuccess Stories



Success StoriesSuccess Stories

9 February 2007, <<Name>>,Stopped for DUI Aurora, CO

NCIC Name Check is Negative

Fingerprint Reveals True Identity Match

with TSDB <<Subject>>

Case Agent, DOS, NCTC, ICE, etc

Notified and Records Updated

Taken into CustodyFingerprinted

NCICMessage for

<<Subject>>>Call TSC

TSC:Coordinates Encounter

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Officer Doe conducts a traffic stop on a sedan occupied by 2 males. His backup, Sergeant Burk arrives a couple of minutes later. The driver of the vehicle is run through NCIC and is found to be on the Terrorist Watch List as a category 3. Officer Doe asks for guidance from Sgt. Burk as to what needs to be done with this type of classification. Sgt. Burk tells him to document the stop and advise the driver of his status pertaining to the Watch List. Officer Doe documents the event as it transpired. You read the report at the end of the shift. What action(s) would you take?

1. Immediately call the Terrorist Screening Center;

2. Document the traffic stop on a PD-42 (preliminary report form);

3. The police liaison commander in the operations center should have been notified and determine if the occupants were to be detained;

4. A copy of the report shall be forwarded to the intelligence unit;

5. Provide roll call training;6. Have the sergeant review the

policy and counsel the sergeant for informing the encounter target that he was on the Terrorist Watch List;

7. Advise Officer Doe he should not have informed the subject he was on the Terrorist Watch List;

8. Document counseling of the sergeant.

Institutionalizing TSC Protocolthrough the Promotion Process

Test question for the rank of Lieutenant. Submitted by the Fairfax County Police Department (Virginia).



Today’s Take Away Message

Today’s Take Away Message

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You are a 700,000+ “Force Multiplier”

CALL THE TSC When you encounter the NCIC Banner.

“Possibly save an officers life and protect our National Security”

866-872-9001



Timothy J. Healy (FBI)

Director, Terrorist Screening Center

703-418-9268

Donald Torrence (DHS)

Principal Deputy Director, Terrorist Screening Center

703-418-9832

Contact InformationContact Information

Terence J. WyllieExternal Training and

Outreach Training703-418-9586

[email protected]

Joseph L. HazeltonExternal Training and


[email protected]

Robert DelCoreExternal Training and


[email protected]

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