Personnel

At DHS’s request, IIR coordinates and supports efforts for the DHS Fusion Center Fellowship Program. The program is part of the joint DHS and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Fusion Process Technical Assistance Program and is intended to enhance the sharing of information and intelligence between the federal government and state and major urban area fusion center partners. In support of this initiative, IIR coordinates monthly accommodations, travel arrangements, and temporary duty reimbursement for the state and local participants selected for the assignment in Washington, DC.

During the July–December 2015 reporting period, additional work with updating and retooling the DHS Assessment tool occurred in support of the 2015 Assessment process. In close collaboration with DHS there were a number of questions removed and new questions and question types were added. A significant amount of the data tables were simplified which required some retooling of the codes for the system to work. These changes required most of the reports to be reworked along with the formulas in the reports.

This face to face meeting took place between PM-ISE, IIR, DHS, and SLTT representatives from the NFCA to discuss the vision for the Social Media Working Group and the next steps.

The Oakland Police Department (PD), as part of the Oakland/Richmond VRN site, requests the Blue Courage Executive Overview training for command staff and the Blue Courage Academy for up to 35 participants. The Blue Courage training courses will provide self-improvement, increased engagement, stress management, development of resilience, and improvement of the overall health and well-being of all employees in the department.

IIR participated in a teleconference hosted by the Central Florida Intelligence Exchange (CFIX) and other SLTT fusion center partners that are members of the National Fusion Center Associations' Social Media Working Group designated to serve on the Methodology task team.