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June 2012
Frank J. Cilluffo
Joseph R. Clark
Michael P. Downing
Keith D. Squires
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Founded in 2003, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI)is a nonpartisan thinkand do tank whose mission is to build bridges between theory and practice to advance homeland security through aninterdisciplinary approach. By convening domestic and international policymakers and practitioners at all levels of government,the private and non-profit sectors, and academia, HSPI creates innovative strategies and solutions to current and future threats
to the nation.
Frank J. Cilluffo has served as Director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute since joining The GeorgeWashington University in April 2003. He is also an Associate Vice President and leads GW's homeland security effortson policy, research, education, and training. The Institutes recent policy and research agenda covers a wide range of
national and homeland security matters, including counterterrorism, counter-radicalization & counter-narrativeefforts, cyber threats & deterrence, transportation security, CBRN terrorism, intelligence, national resilience,emergency management, and the nexus of crime and terrorism. Prior to founding HSPI, Cilluffo served as SpecialAssistant to the President for Homeland Security at the White House.
Dr. Joseph R. Clark is a policy analyst at HSPI. His primary research interests include military doctrine, nationalsecuritystrategy, counterterrorism policy, and organizational learning. He serves as the research director for HSPI'sCounterterrorism and Intelligence Task Force. In addition, he leads HSPI's Counterterrorism Intelligence SurveyResearch (CTISR) program. Clark has written on counterinsurgency doctrine, the need to engage moderate membersof the Taliban in political dialogue, piracy, and the US Army's ability to innovate doctrine in the face of strategicfailure in Vietnam and Iraq.
Deputy Chief Michael P. Downing is the Commanding Officer of the Los Angeles Police Departments Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau where he leads five operational divisions: Major Crimes Division,Emergency Services Division, Metropolitan Division, Air Support Division, and Emergency Operations Division.These divisions include the Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section, Criminal Investigative Section, Organized Crime,Surveillance Section, Hazardous Devices Section, Operation Archangel, LAX Bomb K-9 Section, Special Weapons andTactics (SWAT), Mounted Unit, Underwater Dive Team, and Emergency Preparedness and Response. Downing isalso a member of the Executive Board of the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC) and a SeniorFellow at HSPI.
Colonel Keith D. Squiresis the Deputy Commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety. He also serves as theGovernor's Homeland Security Advisor responsible for Utahs Homeland Security and Emergency ManagementDivision. He provides additional oversight for the State Bureau of Investigation, the Statewide Information andAnalysis Center and the State Crime Lab. In 2007, he was tasked with designing and establishing Utah's fusioncenter. Col. Squires began his career with the Utah Department of Public Safety in November of 1989 as a UtahHighway Patrol trooper and promoted through all ranks of the agency. He has previously served as the director ofthe State Bureau of Investigation, deputy director of the Utah Division of Homeland Security and assistantsuperintendent of the Utah Highway Patrol.
This research was made possible by the generous support ofThe George Washington University and the Ahmanson Foundation.
The authors would like to thank the National Fusion Centers Association for its help with this survey,especially Ross Ashley and Mike Sena for their advice and feedback. They would also like to thank HSPI intern Anna
Mae Gibson for her exceptional editing and support.
Research Brief Volume 2, Number 1. Washington, DC; Homeland Security Policy Institute.
This brief carries a Creative Commons license, which permits re-use of Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) content when
proper attribution is provided. This means you are free to copy, display and distribute HSPIs work, or include our content in
derivative works provided that a standard source credit line is included. For more information about citation, please see the final
page of this document. For more information about HSPIs research, please email [email protected].
For current and past publications of the Homeland Security Policy Institute,
please visit HSPIs website at www.homelandsecurity.gwu.edu.
ISBN: 978-0-9839904-4-4
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