NDIC Major Information System
National Drug Intelligence Center Information Support System
NDIC
Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice
Major Organization Subdivision: National Drug
Intelligence Center
Minor Organization Subdivision: Administrative
Branch
Street Address: 319 Washington Street, 5th
Floor
City: Johnstown
State: Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 15901-1622
Country: United States
Hours of Service:
8:30am - 5:00pm, M-F
Telephone: (814) 532-4601
FAX: (814) 532-4690
E-Mail:
NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov
The National Drug Intelligence Center Information Support System
encompasses all centralized records of the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC). Records in this system may contain, but are not
limited to, personal identification data and any data that may
assist law enforcement agencies and agencies of the U.S. foreign
intelligence community in executing their responsibility with
respect to counterdrug enforcement. The NDIC Information Support
System also maintains data which aids in the administration
of NDIC resources.
The purpose of this system is to allow NDIC to collect and consolidate
information from multiple sources, including law enforcement
agencies and agencies of the U.S. foreign intelligence community,
in order to produce a more complete picture of the activities
of drug trafficking organizations and their memberships that
any one such agency can produce by itself. Records, both
analytical and administrative, are maintained within this system
to allow NDIC the ability to fulfill its responsibilities to
collect, analyze, and coordinate multi-source drug intelligence
data from all national security and enforcement agencies.
Access Constraints:
The NDIC Information Support System is protected by both physical
security methods and dissemination access controls. Fundamental
in all cases is that all access to information is limited to
those NDIC personnel or representatives of other agencies with
a demonstrated and lawful need to know the information in order
to perform assigned functions. The NDIC Information Support
System is retained within a 24-hour guarded facility that is
secured by intruder alarms and other appropriate security devices.
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All NDIC personnel authorized to access the NDIC Information Support
System have successfully passed a background investigation,
and access by such persons is limited to need to know in order to perform
assigned tasks.
The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), established in 1993,
is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member
of the Intelligence Community. The General Counterdrug Intelligence
Plan, signed by the President in February 2000, designated NDIC
as the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug
intelligence.
NDIC has the following mission:
- To support national policymakers and law enforcement with
strategic domestic drug intelligence
- To support Intelligence Community counterdrug efforts
- To produce national, regional, and state drug threat assessments
The NDIC Information Support System is the system of record used
to accomplish this mission.
The data contained within the NDIC Information Support System may
be derived from investigative and intelligence reports prepared
by law enforcement agencies and agencies of the U.S. foreign
intelligence community, from documents, E-mails, word processing,
or other record media seized by law enforcement agencies and
made available to NDIC for exploitation, and from publicly available
information, such as medical reports and commercially acquired
data bases.
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To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) it is suspected
or confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information
in the system of records has been compromised; (2) the Department
has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed
compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests,
identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity
of this system or other systems or programs (whether maintained
by the Department or another agency or entity) that rely upon
the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made to
such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary
to assist in connection with the Department's efforts to respond
to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize,
or remedy such harm.
(if different from originator): Same as Originator.
A request for access to a record from the system will be made in
writing with the envelope and the letter clearly marked "Privacy
Access Request, ATTN: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Coordinator."
Include in the request your full name, complete address, date
of birth, place of birth, notarized signature, and other identifying
data you may wish to furnish to assist in making a proper search
of our records. The requestor will also provide a return address
for transmitting the information. Requests for access to information
must be addressed to the Assistant Director, Intelligence Support,
National Drug Intelligence Center, ATTN: FOIA Coordinator, 319
Washington Street, 5th Floor, Johnstown, PA 15901-1622.
(if different from the originator): Same as
Originator.
April 9, 2001
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