Counter - Terrorism and Domestic Preparedness

On October 2, 2024, members of the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program team, two SLATT subject-matter experts (SMEs), and local representatives from the Ohio Statewide Terrorism Analysis and Crime Center fusion center and the Ohio Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, delivered an in-person training course titled, “SLATT Sovereign Citizen Awareness: An Overview for Law Enforcement.” The eight-hour presentation consisted of lessons from the “Prevent and Respond: Officer Training to Effectively Counter Terrorism” (PROTECT) course curriculum and was hosted by the Ontario Pol

The SLATT monthly partner meeting was held on October 15, 2024. SLATT partner meetings are convened to discuss current initiatives and progress toward completing SLATT tasks.

During the month of October 2024, 93 new SLATT user accounts were created. Of the new accounts, 33 were approved as SLATT direct accounts, 40 were created via RISS program credentials, and 20 were created via FBI, Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal, program credentials.

The SLATT team addressed approximately 22 inquiries received from users submitting questions or requests using the “Contact Us” button on the slatt.org website. Inquiries related to SLATT training, resources, webinars, publications, login issues, website access, and general questions.

During this reporting period, no requests were received by DHS for information sharing exchanges. Activity under this objective will be shared in the future reporting periods.

Collaboration Between Fusion Centers and Real Time Crime Centers―Work continues to be tabled on this project, awaiting DHS engagement with RISS leadership.

July to December 2024 Reporting Period

Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) Video Training Transition Project

July to December 2024 Reporting Period

Related to this grant, but reported under another award, is the Intelligence Summit task team effort. Work continued during this reporting period by IIR managing the six concurring CICC task teams, established to address the six focus areas outlined in the 2022 Intelligence Summit—Information Sharing in a Dynamic and Evolving Threat Environment: Post-Event Report. This effort is funded under a separate BJA/DHS award, grant number 2020-D6-BX-K001, and activities are reported there.

On September 19, 2024, members of the SLATT Program team and two SMEs provided another virtual delivery of the DISRUPT training course lesson titled, “Homegrown Violent Extremist–Threat to Law Enforcement, The Jesse Hartnett Ambush Story.” The delivery followed the same format as the September 9, 2024, delivery, and was hosted by the Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC), RISS Center.

On September 9, 2024, members of the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) Program team and two subject-matter experts (SMEs) delivered a virtual training titled, “Homegrown Violent Extremist–Threat to Law Enforcement, The Jesse Hartnett Ambush Story.” The 180-minute presentation consisted of a lesson from the “Detect & Interdict: Specialized Roles in Uncovering and Preventing Terrorism” (DISRUPT) training course curriculum and was hosted by the New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN), Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Center.