• Research Agencies and Organizations
• Statistical Resources

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA)
BCSIA offers research, teaching, and training related to international security affairs, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy. The center recognizes science and technology as the driving forces behind threats and opportunities in international affairs, thus it integrates insights from social and natural scientists, technologists, and practitioners with experience in government, diplomacy, the military, and business to address critical issues.

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 established the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTA), under the U.S. Department of Transportation, for data collection, analysis, and reporting, and to ensure the most cost-effective use of transportation-monitoring resources.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Counter-terrorism efforts require cooperation between nations and international engagement by the United States, both longtime goals of this nonprofit organization. Endowment publications examine chemical and biological weapons, national security, terrorism, and other transnational issues. The web site includes a Guide to Experts that lists contact information and areas of expertise.

Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response
The center, based in New York University, provides research and development to enhance the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to crises and catastrophic events. The center seeks to maximize the contributions of academia to the fields of national security, homeland security, and overall emergency preparedness.

Center for Defense Information (CDI)
Committed to independent research on the social, economic, environmental, political, and military components of global security, CDI provides information and analysis for policymakers worldwide. CDI's Terrorism Program examines all aspects of fighting terrorism, from immediate issues of response and defense to long-term questions about how the United States should shape its future international security strategy. Research topics include conventional arms, defense and foreign policy, international peacekeeping, military forces and strategy, and nuclear issues.

Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
CNS combats the spread of weapons of mass destruction through research, activities, and information dissemination. CNS materials on terrorism include historical backgrounds and chronologies, legislation and testimony, relevant publications, and other resource information.

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
CSIS researchers focus on challenges to national and international security and stability and emerging global issues such as biotechnology, information warfare, and terrorism. CSIS works to develop national and international public policy as well as community strategies for law enforcement, first responders, and security agencies.

The Centre for Counterterrorism Studies (CT Studies)
CT Studies staff are experts in the counter-terrorism and security fields. The web site provides counter-terrorism news and intelligence from all over the world. CT Studies offers strategic and tactical courses on terrorism issues for law enforcement officers that include international and domestic terrorism, countersurveillance, terror tactics, clandestine communication, and related topics.

Centre for Defence and International Security Studies (CDISS) Terrorism Programme
This program identifies and tracks major trends in international political violence; the web pages include a database of terrorist incidents occurring between 1945 and 1998. Related CDISS programs study civil-military relations, defense technology, regional security, and weapons of mass destruction threats and responses.

Congressional Research Service Reports
This site provides integrated, searchable access to many of the full-text Congressional Research Service reports that have been made available on a variety of different web sites since 1990.

Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
Through this web site, the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) provides access to a surplus of original U.S. government property. DRMS is part of the Defense Logistics Agency, which is based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

FedStats
This web site is a portal to statistics and information originating from more than 100 federal agencies. Information on terrorism is included on the Topic Links page. Other subjects included are aviation safety, immigration, and international travel (including border/entry data).

FindLaw's Special Coverage of the War on Terrorism
Well known for providing "every legal thing on the Web," FindLaw has devoted several pages to terrorism-related news and analysis, including a searchable database of terrorism-related court cases, copies of pertinent laws and documents, and web site links and contact information useful to legal professionals and other interested people.

Harvard Sussex Program (HSP) on Chemical and Biological Warfare Armament and Arms Limitations
This joint program of Harvard University in the United States and Sussex University in the United Kingdom carries out research, publication, and training aimed at public policy to promote the worldwide elimination of chemical and biological weapons. The HSP web site contains research-based publications, information for accessing its extensive library, and links to international organizations promoting nonproliferation of chemical and biological weapons.

The Heritage Foundation: Homeland Security
The Heritage Foundation is a public policy research organization or think tank striving to create a safe and secure nation. The Homeland Security section of its web site offers research memorandums, testimonies, and commentaries from expert staff, making it a vital resource for finding solutions that will help make government action effective.

Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR)
IIR is a research and training organization specializing in law enforcement, juvenile justice, and criminal justice issues. IIR services include research and education, program evaluation, policy analysis and technical training, and general training workshops and seminars on topics such as criminal justice information systems, grants management, intelligence analysis, and investigative management.

Institute for Security Technology Studies (Dartmouth College)
The Institute for Security Technology Studies serves as a national center for counter-terrorism technology research, development, and assessment. Researchers study threats to electronic information infrastructure systems and technologies of the United States and seek appropriate and effective technological preparedness, response, and recovery actions.

IntelCenter
IntelCenter studies terrorist groups and disseminates that information in a timely manner to operators, analysts, and first responders. The company looks at capabilities and intentions, warnings and indicators, operational characteristics, and a wide variety of other points to better understand how to interdict terrorist operations and reduce the likelihood of future attacks.

International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPTVR)
ICPTVR offers research and training on terrorism, mainly focusing on the Asia-Pacific region with special emphasis on South East Asia. ICPVTR manages an integrated database, the ICPVTR Terrorism Database, which serves as a repository of information on the current and emerging terrorist threat, including group, personality and attack profiles, terrorist and counter terrorist incidents, and primary and secondary documents. ICPVTR also provides education and training for serving and future leaders in counter-terrorism.

International Nuclear Safety Center
The mission of the International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC) is to improve the safety of nuclear power reactors worldwide. INSC, which is guided by the Director of International Nuclear Safety and Cooperation in the U.S. Department of Energy, is dedicated to developing enhanced nuclear safety technology and promoting the open exchange of safety information among nations. Among the practical features on the center's web site are pages indexing world maps of nonexperimental power reactor locations. A list of reactor units is shown on each page, indicating operational status.

International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT)
ICT advises policymakers on issues related to international terrorism, provides research and resources on the internal structure and activities of terrorist organizations, and oversees educational and outreach programs, conferences, and workshops. The web site includes an International Terrorism Attack database (covering 1988 to present day), terrorist organization profiles, and documents on counter-terrorism efforts.

LexisNexis® Risk Management Introduces New Investigative Solutions Line
LexisNexis® Investigative Solutions will enable investigators to effectively locate suspects, find missing children, and share information by synthesizing and providing instant access to critical information that would normally take days to gather using traditional investigative methods.

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research: Infectious Disease Center
This portal of current tools and articles reflects the expertise of the Mayo Clinic. The section on infectious diseases includes information on health threats from biological warfare, child and adult vaccine updates, and access to other authoritative web sites.

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
An independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank founded in 2001, MPI studies the movement of people and analyses, develops, and evaluates migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels.

National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)
NAHEMS is a joint state/federal industry effort to improve the United States' ability to deal successfully with animal health emergencies, including floods, droughts, and deadly diseases. It also addresses bioterrorism, emerging diseases, and diseases that pose a threat to production and international trade.

The National Archives
Only 1–3 percent of all documents and materials created through business conducted by the United States are deemed important enough for legal or historical reasons to be preserved in perpetuity by the National Archives. To expedite searches for these records, this web version of the Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States includes descriptions of federal records acquired by the National Archives and is updated regularly to reflect new acquisitions. The Archival Research page is also helpful to new users.

National Center for Disaster Preparedness
Located at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) is an academically based resource dedicated to preparing the frontline public health workforce to deal with biological and terrorist threats. NCDP is also dedicated to developing and providing distance-based learning and Internet programs to teach public health professionals how to plan and prepare for a terrorist event or infectious disease outbreak.

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
NGA provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security. Its products and services serve a variety of military, civil, and international intelligence needs.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Biodefense Research Program
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, conducts scientific research and develops medical tools to effectively protect the civilian population and to respond to biological attacks. These tools include the best and most detailed scientific information possible and new and improved diagnostic tests, vaccines, and therapies.

The National Security Archive at The George Washington University
The National Security Archive is an independent, nongovernmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The archive collects and publishes declassified documents.

National Security Institute (NSI)
NSI provides professional information and security awareness services to defense contractor, government, and industrial security executives throughout the United States. The web site provides facts, publications, and other resources on computer security, the intelligence community, personal security, security technology, terrorism, and travel advisories.

NI² National Infrastructure Institute: The Center for Infrastructure Expertise
The Center for Infrastructure Expertise operates under a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology and is conducting research on critical infrastructure issues related to homeland security. The center's long-term activities focus on providing cost-effective solutions to improve management and protection of the U.S.-built infrastructure.

Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
Incorporated in 1977, PERF is dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debate. The PERF membership includes progressive police executives who head departments of at least 100 full-time employees or jurisdictions of at least 50,000 people. PERF's active research projects include Community Policing in a Counter-Terrorism Context and the Middle East Project.

Police Foundation
The Police Foundation uses research and technical assistance to advance police effectiveness. To accomplish this goal, it works closely with police officers and police agencies throughout the country, bringing researchers into constructive partnerships with law enforcement. The foundation's various practical programs include the National Center for the Study of Police and Civil Disorder and the Crime Mapping & Problem Analysis Laboratory.

Program for International and Homeland Security
Ohio State University
The Program for International and Homeland Security was established to promote and support research, study, and technology development that leads to practical, affordable solutions of current and future security challenges faced by America at home and abroad. The site provides information on research programs and opportunities and education, training, and outreach programs.

The Project on Managing the Atom (MTA)
An initiative of Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, MTA addresses the confluence of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, and democratic governance in nuclear decisionmaking. The project provides its findings and recommendations to policymakers and the news media through publications, briefings, workshops, and other events. MTA also provides a research framework for fellowships at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

RAND
This nonprofit institution manages a number of ongoing research and analysis projects that address domestic terrorism issues. Resource materials on the Terrorism page of the web site include reports, conference and working group summaries, congressional testimony transcripts, commentary, and expert insights.

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (ATIX)
Although RISS services have traditionally focused on serving the law enforcement and criminal justice communities, RISS ATIX resources are available to executives and officials responsible for critical infrastructure, public service, public safety, utilities, and emergency management. For additional information about RISS ATIX, please contact your in-region RISS center.

Sandia National Laboratories
Managed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, Sandia seeks collaborative partnerships on emerging technologies that support work in five main program areas: nuclear weapons, nonproliferation and assessments, military technologies and applications, energy and infrastructure assurance, and homeland security.

Terrorism and Crime Studies
Federal Research Division (FRD) of The Library of Congress
FRD performs directed research at the request of other U.S. Government agencies. The FRD Terrorism and Crime Studies web site provides links to some of the research products related to counter-terrorism, including Bibliography on Future Trends in Terrorism and The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism: Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why?

Terrorism Research Center (TRC)
TRC researches and analyzes terrorism, information warfare, critical infrastructure protection, and related concerns. The center provides consulting services, training, and publications and other research materials. TRC staff have expertise in terrorism, information warfare, low-intensity political violence, computer security, cryptography, law enforcement, national security, and defense policy. The web site provides an information warfare database, profiles of terrorist groups and counter-terrorist organizations, and discussion forums on terrorism and infrastructure protection.

Transportation Research Board (TRB)
TRB conducts research on all modes and aspects of transportation (including security and safety strategies), publishes and disseminates reports and other information resources, and encourages the implementation of research results.

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
This web site provides a wealth of statistical data from the U.S. Department of Justice. Reports, publications, and conference announcements, as well as various official criminal statistical information and analysis may be accessed.

U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. The bureau's web site provides tutorial information on how to access its extensive data and offers handy tools, such as an interface to quickly find facts about people, business, and geography.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Keeping America's Food and Agriculture Safe
This USDA's Homeland Security web site provides current information for anyone
involved or interested in U.S. food production and security. It contains materials on what you can do to help protect America's food supply and links to what the USDA is doing to respond to security threats.

U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)
As the investigative arm of Congress, GAO studies the programs and expenditures of the Federal Government and advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies on ways to make government more effective and responsive. GAO evaluates federal programs, audits federal expenditures, issues legal opinions, and recommends actions to improve government operations. As federal counter-terrorism programs continue to develop, GAO's web site will include indepth analysis of program objectives and accomplishments.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Homeland Security
This web site provides current information for anyone involved or interested in U.S. food production and security. It provides materials on protecting America 's food supply and links to what the USDA is doing to respond to security threats.

United States Institute of Peace (USIP): Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism Web Links
USIP is an independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts. This web page provides topical links to terrorism and counter-terrorism resources.

VOIP and 911 Services
The Joint FCC/NARUC Task Force on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 911 Enforcement has launched a new web site to provide consumers, industry, and state and local governments with information about laws that require certain providers of VoIP services to supply their customers with 911 emergency calling capabilities. Links connect users to Federal Communications Commission fact sheets with pertinent information about emergency and VoIP services and to a Consumer Information page with links to information for consumers and the general public.

World Justice Information Network (WJIN)
WJIN is a global information gateway and research forum for criminal justice and legal professionals. It provides a flexible and easy-to-use platform for matching target audiences with specific content, including terrorism-related publications, news, and web links.

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Statistical Resources

2006 Crime in the United States Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report
Federal Bureau of Investigation, December 18, 2006
The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 to meet the need for reliable, uniform, national crime statistics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was tasked with collecting, publishing, and archiving those statistics. This preliminary semiannual report includes data from January through June of both 2005 and 2006 submitted to the UCR Program by 11,535 law enforcement agencies.

2007 Crime in the United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation, September 18, 2008
This latest annual compilation of crime statistics presents data tables containing information about violent crime (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and property crime offenses (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson). Also included are expanded offense data, clearance data, data on persons arrested, and data on police employees.

9/11 Commission Report Clustering Engine
This online program allows you to read the final version of the 9/11 Commission Report in its entirety or to use keyword searches and document clustering to accurately extract the first 200 matching paragraphs of your query in customized groups for review.

Acronym Finder
This handy web tool is a dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and “initialisms.” It includes a search feature for more than 2,430,000 definitions.

ADL Terrorist Symbols Database
Launched by the Anti-Defamation League, the Terrorist Symbols Database identifies and explains symbols and emblems commonly used by international terrorists and their supporters.

Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images
U.S. Geological Survey, Online Edition
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which began using aerial photographs for mapping in the 1930s, archives photographs from its mapping projects and from other federal agencies. In addition, USGS has many images from space programs such as Landsat, which began in 1972. Most satellite scenes can be obtained only in digital form to use in computer-based image processing and geographic information systems, but some are also available as photographic products.

al-Qaeda Analytical Reports and Charts
IntelCenter
This web page links to timelines, charts, and reports involving al-Qaeda activities, including full translations of some al-Qaeda-produced materials.

America's War Against Terrorism
University of Michigan Documents Center
This e-portal offers reports and analysis regarding bioterrorism, airline security, the U.S. war on terrorism, and related information.

Anti-Defamation League—Law Enforcement Agency Resource Network (L.E.A.R.N.)
This web site provides training information and resources to assist law enforcement in fighting extremism and terrorism.

Anti-Defamation League—Terrorism
This web site provides breaking news and indepth features on international terrorism.

Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2004
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005
This annual report provides the number of applications checked by state points of contact, estimates of the number of applications checked by local agencies, the number of applications rejected, the reasons for rejection, and estimates of applications and rejections conducted by each type of approval system. It also provides information about appeals of rejected applications and arrests for falsified applications.

Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics, June 2007
This publication reports the results of a census, conducted on a 4-year cycle, of all local and state law enforcement agencies operating nationwide. It identifies the number of local and state law enforcement agency employees as of September 2004, and includes data on sheriffs' offices, local police departments, state police and highway patrol agencies, and special jurisdiction police in every state.

China WMD and Arms Control Database
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Serving researchers, analysts, negotiators, and policymakers, this open-source electronic database provides information on Chinese arms control and nonproliferation developments. It contains hundreds of primary source documents (in both English and Chinese), extensive reference materials, bibliographic information, and comprehensive fact sheets.

A Cornucopia of Government Search Engines
Peggy Gavin, November 12, 2006
This article discusses the features and performance of three search engines that can access information from a number of databases that cannot be searched by most commercially available search tools.

Declared Disasters by Year or State
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides this online tool as a ready reference to disaster information by state and date, providing official declaration notices and counties/regions affected.

Distance to Nearest Road in the Conterminous United States (PDF)
U.S. Geological Survey, January 2005
The U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Program has developed this national, high-resolution dataset that gives the distance to the nearest road every 30 meters throughout the conterminous U.S. states.

Excluded Parties List System
The General Services Administration maintains the publicly accessible Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). When a federal agency takes action to exclude a person under the nonprocurement or procurement debarment and suspension system, that agency enters the information about the excluded person into EPLS. Click on EPLS New for an update on the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) List, formerly the SDN and Blocked Persons List. For more information, a FAQs page is available online.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Library
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) library housed at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia contains 40,000 volumes of law enforcement and criminal justice publications, including a number of historical FBI materials. The library collects videos related to law enforcement issues and subscribes to more than 300 current periodicals. It also contains many back issues of law enforcement publications in both paper and microfiche.

Federal Technology Source
GovExec.com
This free service provides contact information for more than 3,000 federal information technology employees (including information officers, knowledge managers, and security and privacy officers); political officials and their information technology staffs; and trade associations, vendors, and research firms. The database, which is continuously updated, contains full names, addresses, phone numbers, and web and e-mail addresses.

Google Print
Google is piloting a program that adds book content to its online search engine. To use the program, do an ordinary Google search (e.g., "books about suicide terror"). Google will find book content that matches your search terms and provide links to the book content at the top of your search results. Other services include the ability to search for other topics within your search results, link to web sites selling the books, and link to local libraries that have the books.

Google U.S. Government Search
With this search engine, users can get information about the United States government and can keep up to date on government news.

Government Information Division, Special Libraries Association
A collaboration between government and private individuals interested in the value, organization, and management of government information sources, this web site provides a forum for exchanging ideas and information on the value and use of government information and libraries.

Global Incident Map
The publishers of TerroristWarning.com and TransitSecurityReport.com
This free public service web site gives the public, law enforcement, military, and government individuals a visual tool for studying domestic and international terrorism and security incidents.

HIV and National Security: Where Are the Links?
L. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations, July 18, 2005
According to this report, the HIV/AIDS pandemic is affecting the security of states throughout the world, weakening economies, government structures, military and police forces, and social structures.

Homeland Security Digital Library
Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) resources include a large collection of authoritative documents and relevant online and local resources; the ability to search multiple online databases; today's Homeland Security news headlines; an "Ask the Librarian" feature for research questions; and a web log announcing new reports, book reviews, and other relevant resources on Homeland Security.

Identifying Misinformation, U.S. Department of State
This site was launched in March 2005 to counter urban myths and deliberate misinformation about U.S. policy and actions, including those related to the U.S. War on Terrorism. Intended for journalists and the general public, “Identifying Misinformation” also provides guidelines to help viewers determine if a particular story is accurate. The site is available in seven languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Arabic.

Improvised Explosive Devices/Booby Traps
On this web site, GlobalSecurity.org describes improvised explosive devices. Topics covered include indicators of their presence, firing devices, and types used (e.g., suicide bombs, explosive packages). Although geared toward military personnel, this information is relevant to counter-terrorism personnel who may encounter suspects familiar with guerilla innovations.

Information Warfare, OTS Current Military Topics
Air University Library, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
This online bibliography covers issues related to information warfare. Many of the publications cover cyberterrorism and crime.

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Searchable Version
On this web site, users can search through the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 in a database format.

International Aviation Safety Assessment
Federal Aviation Administration
This web page links to information about the Federal Aviation Administration's foreign assessment program. The program focuses on a country's (not an individual carrier's) ability to adhere to international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance established by the United Nation's technical agency for aviation and the International Civil Aviation Organization. The continued application of this program will result in a lower number of safety-related problems, including accidents and incidents, and an improved level of safety for the flying public.

The Internet 800 Directory™
This site allows users to search by product, service, company name, or toll-free telephone number to locate information.

Islam: Sunnis and Shiites
Congressional Research Service, February 23, 2004
This report addresses the similarities and differences between Sunni and Shia Muslim beliefs and practices, and explains the historical disagreements between Sunni and Shiite Islamic sects regarding political leadership in the Muslim community following the death of the Prophet Muhammad. It also provides estimates of the demographic distribution of major Muslim groups in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan .

Latest Findings From NIST World Trade Center Investigation Released
National Institute of Standards and Technology, April 2005
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its latest findings after analyzing how the World Trade Center towers collapsed after terrorists crashed two aircraft into the buildings on September 11, 2001. This Web page links to a public briefing, online computer simulations of both towers being struck, and a fact sheet. Planning and Risk Assessment: Border Security and Immigration:

Migration Information Source
Fueled by analysis from migration experts and dispatches from foreign correspondents, the Migration Information Source—a project of the Migration Policy Institute—offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide. It provides data through charts and tables and offers sections that chronicle domestic and global migration and refugee trends.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) preserves and distributes computerized crime and justice data from federal agencies, state agencies, and investigator-initiated research projects to users for secondary statistical analysis. Founded in 1978, NACJD is supported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.

National Counterterrorism Center Worldwide Incidents Tracking System
The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Worldwide Incidents Tracking System provides a central and shared knowledge bank on known and suspected terrorists and international terror groups, and allows visitors to create a customized search. Search fields include location; event type; perpetrator (religion, organization, individual); facility target (structure, audience, damage); and victim target (victim type, victim characteristic, and victim nationality).

National Drug Intelligence Center
Established in 1993, the National Drug Intelligence Center is the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counter-drug intelligence. 

National Vulnerability Database
A Comprehensive Cyber Vulnerability Resource, the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is a comprehensive cyber security vulnerability database that integrates all publicly available U.S. government vulnerability resources and provides references to industry resources. It is based on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) vulnerability naming standard.

Newly Independent States Nuclear and Missile Database
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Organized by country and topic, this database provides comprehensive and timely information on the nuclear infrastructure and nonproliferation policies of the newly independent states (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. Each NIS country entry contains sections on specific infrastructure elements, facilities, or policy issues. The Profiles Database also contains tables and the full text of certain relevant documents.

Newly Independent States Nuclear Trafficking Database
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
This database includes cases and reported incidents of trafficking in nuclear and radioactive materials in and from newly independent states. The database also features trafficking incident tables and summaries and analysis of relevant articles and reports. Abstracts are taken from open press sources and unclassified government documents.

Officer.com RSS Feed Center
A short tutorial explaining RSS (really simple syndication) feeds and how to use them is provided online by the Officer.com RSS Feed Center. This site offers law enforcement-related RSS feeds to web sites that contain article headlines and summaries, with links to full-text articles, including Homeland Defense & Terrorism News.

The Payphone Project
This database contains approximately 500,000 pay phone numbers, searchable by phone number, area code, and city name. The interface provides users with pay phone locations and can generate a list of all pay phones located in a particular area.

Penny Hill Press
Penny Hill Press is the official private supplier of all Congressional Research Service (CRS) publications, available for a nominal fee and by subscription. The Congressional Research Service is the public policy research arm of the U.S. Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for members of Congress, their committees, and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis.

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey manages and maintains the port authority and seaport, bridges, tunnels, bus terminals, and airports that are critical to the bi-state region's trade and transportation capabilities.

Purportal.com
This free search engine allows users to simultaneously search the anti-hoax sites Snopes Urban Legends Archives, About.com Urban Legends, CERT Computer Security Database, and Symantec (Real) Virus Encyclopedia.

Science.gov
Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative information on science-related issues provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results.

Science Reference Services, The Library of Congress
This web site provides easy access to authoritative background and contact information on subjects such as cryptology, toxic plants, computer crime and security, lasers, and intelligent transportation systems. In addition, two of the world's largest collections of standards and technical reports can be located via this reference portal.

SearchSystems.net Free Public Records Directory
Of interest to investigators and other law enforcement officers, this Internet-accessible directory of free public records databases provides resources to information about business, corporate filings, property records, unclaimed property, professional licenses, offenders, inmates, criminal and civil court filings, and much more. Users may browse the public record links by category or geographic location, or they may use the "Public Record Locator" to search for a type of public record in a specific area.

Selected Immigration-Related Products
The U.S. Government Accountability Office provides this web space dedicated to the convenient retrieval of immigration-related publications and other media.

SITE Institute—Search for International Terrorist Entities
The SITE Institute works regularly with and provides important and often unique information to journalists, law firms pursuing civil litigation, major corporations, law enforcement, the U.S. Congress, and numerous federal agencies. Among these are the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement units, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Justice and its Federal Bureau of Investigation. SITE provides clients and interested parties with well-documented and comprehensive reports on terrorist entities and the individuals and organizations supporting them.

Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Once individuals and organizations are included on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons, U.S. citizens are barred from engaging in any transactions with them, and their assets within U.S. jurisdiction are frozen. This web page includes links to the master list, recent changes to the list, and the list in database-ready formats. The Office of Foreign Assets Control administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

State and Local Sourcebook
Governing.com
The Sourcebook, available online for the first time, contains contact information for state and local decisionmakers, as well as essential data on economic development, education, the environment, finance, health, management, public safety, public works, social services, and technology.

StateNet
StateNet offers free resources concerning legislative bills in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Congress, as well as regulations for state agencies.

StateScape Policy Tracking and Analysis
StateScape provides direct links to every state legislature's home page, as well as online access to the full text of bills.

State Transportation Statistics 2005
This statistical profile of transportation in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia is the third annual edition of State Transportation Statistics. It also is a companion document to National Transportation Statistics, which is updated annually on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics web site.

Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) is the U.S. Army's institute for geostrategic and national security research and analysis. SSI conducts strategic research and analysis to support the U.S. Army War College curricula, provides direct analysis for Army and Department of Defense leadership, and serves as a bridge to the wider strategic community. Many of the publications available on this web site are applicable to civilian anti-terror planning and research efforts.

Terrorism Questions and Answers From the Council on Foreign Relations
Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, national membership organization and a nonpartisan center for scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating information so that individual and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments.

USA.gov
Formerly FirstGov.gov, this official public web portal provides easy Internet access to U.S. government information and services. Patrons of this web site can also sign up to receive new information through Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds, e-mail newsletters, and podcasts.

U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

U.S. Government RSS Library
The federal government has a summary page of RSS feeds available across several agencies. Information about what RSS technology can do and access to free readers are also provided.

WMD Country Profiles Database
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Country profiles and overviews provide insight into why countries pursue nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and missile programs, how they develop their programs, and why they may choose to stop developing such weapons.

WMD Terrorism Database (subscription-based service)
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Each entry is based on a synthesis of multiple sources, includes a detailed description of the event and a full list of citations, and tries to answer a number of research questions. By analyzing the empirical information in the database, policymakers, law enforcement officials, and analysts can gain a better understanding of the threat of WMD terrorism.

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