The NRTAC is providing TTA to the Houston CGIC to further develop and improve their CGIC. The NRTAC will conduct an initial site visit on January 21-22, 2020, will draft recommendations, and will develop a process map for improvement related to each step of the model 7-step CGIC workflow. The NRTAC will work with the Houston CGIC to offer guidance as they implement the recommendations and identify any specific TTA they need to improve their CGIC.
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The NRTAC staff conducted a site visit at the Houston Police Department’s (HPD) and ATF’s CGIC and interviewed individuals involved in every stage of the CGIC process from evidence recovery and processing, NIBIN entry, investigation, analysis, and prosecution. The team was afforded the opportunity to participate in the ATF Crime Gun Strike Force Meeting that included presentations of NIBIN Leads/Investigations, Commercial Armed Robberies/Carjacking Investigations, Firearms Trafficking and FFL Robberies Investigations. The meeting was also attended by Harris County District Attorneys and Assistant United States Attorney’s Offices.
The NRTAC team, due to COVID-19 related restrictions, hosted a virtual meeting over Zoom to deliver the CGIC recommendations and process map to the Houston Police Department and ATF. Upon delivery of the recommendations, the Houston team was prepared to discuss implementation plans for each of the recommendations.
The NRTAC team held monthly calls on the following dates:
5/4/2020
The NRTAC holds monthly CGIC meetings to review recommendations implementation, TTA requests, and address any challenges the team might be having. The NRTAC held monthly CGIC check in calls on the following days:
8/4/20
9/1/20
10/6/20
12/1/20
The NRTAC holds monthly CGIC meetings to review recommendations implementation, TTA requests, and address any challenges the team might be having. The NRTAC held monthly CGIC check in calls on the following days:
2/2/2021
3/2/2021
6/1/2021
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Please submit a signed letter of support from your agency’s executive or other senior staff member. The letter can be emailed to or uploaded with this request. The letter should be submitted on official letterhead and include the following information:
- General information regarding the request for TTA services, i.e., the who, what, where, when, and why.
- The organizational and/or community needs specific to the request for TTA services.
- The benefits or anticipated outcomes from the receipt of TTA services.
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