Operational Support

The NRTAC staff hosted a virtual meeting over Zoom to deliver the CGIC recommendations to the Vanderburgh County, Indiana, CGIC. Upon delivery of the recommendations, the Vanderburgh County CGIC team was prepared to discuss implementation plans for each recommendation.

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.

The Hate Crimes TTA team held a kickoff call with the Cook County State Attorney's Office (SAO). The purpose of the call was to build rapport with site representatives, learn about Cook County SAO’s Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act project activities, identify any challenges and emerging issues, and begin to scope out the site’s TTA needs.

The Hate Crimes TTA team held a kickoff call with Anne Arundel County. The purpose of the call was to build rapport with site representatives, learn about Anne Arundel County's Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act project activities, identify any challenges and emerging issues, and begin to scope out the site’s TTA needs.

The Hate Crimes TTA team held a kickoff call with the Macomb County Prosector's Office. The purpose of the call was to build rapport with site representatives, learn about Macomb County's Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act project activities, identify any challenges and emerging issues, and begin to scope out the site’s TTA needs.

During this reporting period, the eHealth Exchange has agreed to allow individual states to sign the DURSA and pay an annual fee of $25,000 to connect in production. The RxCheck team has conducted numerous calls with CyncHealth in Nebraska about making an eHealth connection. CyncHealth has received permission to proceed with the eHealth pilot and all parties are now working on the details of the various agreements. This live pilot will be enabled by CyncHealth signing a DURSA and IJIS executing an MOU with the eHealth Exchange.

PDMP TTAC hosted and facilitated the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) 2024 National Meeting took place on August 13-15, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Themed “PDMPs: Collaborating to Address the Prescription Drug Crisis,” the meeting was a resounding success. The conference offered valuable insights and fostered collaboration among the attendees, which included experts, policymakers, and stakeholders and with representation from 30 of the 54 PDMPs. The sessions included:

eHealth Exchange Integration