Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. / The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate critically the ongoing reform of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Investigative Support Center (ISC). Prior to 9/11, the national intelligence apparatus was littered with flaws, including lack of information sharing, interagency conflict, and autonomous operations. The HIDTA Intelligence Support Center in New Mexico was no exception. Post 9/11, many national agencies realized that in order to address successfully the increasing threat of terror, several changes needed to be made in the intelligence system at all levels. Similarly, the HIDTA Investigative Support Center has reacted to the post 9/11 environment by more strictly enforcing its framework for information-sharing and instituting a series of changes in its institutional processes. This process of reform has yielded positive results for the New Mexico HIDTA ISC. The ISC has now transformed into the centerpiece of information exchange and interagency cooperation among HIDTA members. The ISC is also acting as a conduit or "Fusion Center" for information sharing between agencies investigating crimes relating to drug trafficking, terrorism, and money laundering. / Captain, United States Army, New Mexico Army National Guard
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/1416 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Gutierrez, Michael J. |
| Contributors | Giraldo, Jeanne, Trinkunas, Harold, Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)., National Security Affairs |
| Publisher | Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xii, 51 p. ;, application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner. |
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