Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC)
1.
convening and
establishing the agenda for council meetings
2.
ensuring that the
participating federal, state, and local agencies work in a coordinated fashion
and freely share information
3.
developing a
consensus among council members about investigative and prosecutive priorities
and strategy
4.
collaborating with
the Counterterrorism Section Regional Coordinators about priorities and
strategy
5.
ensuring that the
member agencies maintain a long-term focus on anti-terrorism.
Regarding the core
operational aspects of terrorism investigations, the ATACs work in partnership
with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces who retain primary responsibility for
terrorism investigations, continuing to coordinate among FBI field offices and
their respective counterparts in federal, state, and local law enforcement and
intelligence agencies in conducting international and domestic
investigations.
Members of the ATAC
in the Southern District of Illinois include the following private, local,
state, and federal organizations.
Agency | |
Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
National
Insurance Crime Bureau |
Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement |
Railroad
Police |
Bureau of
Prisons |
Transportation
Security Administration |
County Sheriff
Departments (38) |
U.S. Attorney's
Office |
Drug
Enforcement Agency |
U.S. Coast
Guard |
Federal Bureau
of Investigation |
U.S. Department
of Agriculture |
Medical and
First Responders |
U.S. Department
of Defense |
Illinois
Department of Revenue |
U.S. Department
of the Interior |
Illinois
Department of Transportation |
U.S. Department
of Transportation |
Illinois
Emergency Management Agency |
U.S. Food and
Drug Administration |
Illinois State
Police |
U.S. Marshals
Service |
Illinois
Secretary of State Police |
U.S. Postal
Inspection Service |
Local Police
Departments
|
U.S. Secret
Service |
Local Fire
Departments |
Internal
Revenue Service |