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NSI Concept of Operations
f. Ensures that information with a potential nexus to terrorism as outlined in the
ISE-SAR Functional Standard is shared with State and major urban area
fusion centers participating in the EE;
g. Trains DHS personnel on their roles and responsibilities in the NSI process as
appropriate;
h. Through DHS fusion center analysts, assists in the planning and execution of
the EE and helps sites develop local or regional risk assessments and
information requirements; and
i. Serves as a member of the ISE-SAR Steering Committee.
7. NCTC
a. Working with the Office of the DNI (ODNI), DHS, and the FBI, establishes and
manages a process that consolidates and shares CT information needs
among Federal agencies and SLT organizations;
b. The ITACG, a component of the NCTC, informs and helps shape national
intelligence community products—including products based in whole or in part
on analysis of ISE-SARs where appropriate—by providing advice, counsel
and subject matter expertise to better meet the needs of SLT organizations,
and facilitates dissemination of these products to SLT agencies through
established channels; and
c. Serves as a member of the ISE-SAR Steering Committee.
8. ODNI/Policy Plans and Requirements/Homeland Security and Law
Enforcement
a. Supports NCTC in establishing and managing the CT Information Needs
process;
b. Leads the effort to establish a framework for how ISE-SARs will be used as
part of the CT analysis process; and
c. Serves as a member of the ISE-SAR Steering Committee.
9. Other ISC member agencies
a. Ensure that agency processes that support gathering, documenting,
processing, analyzing, and sharing terrorism-related suspicious activity are
conducted in accordance with the ISE-SAR Functional Standard and this
CONOPS;
b. See that adequate resources are programmed and budgeted to support
agency participation in the NSI; and
c. Train personnel on their roles and responsibilities in the NSI process as
appropriate.
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