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2008 Press Releases
July 16, 2008 -
National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) Release the Indian Country
Drug Threat Assessment 2008. Johnstown, PA - The National Drug
Intelligence Center (NDIC), a component of the United States
Department of Justice and the nation’s principal center for domestic
strategic counter drug analysis, announced the publication of the
Indian Country Drug Threat
Assessment 2008. The report is a comprehensive, strategic
assessment of the threat posed to Native American communities by drug trafficking organizations, criminal
groups, and gangs and the illicit drugs they distribute on reservations throughout the United
States. The report examines the operations, capabilities, and vulnerabilities of drug traffickers who
exploit Indian Country and the difficulties faced by federal, state, and tribal law
enforcement officials in combating drug trafficking in Native American communities.
March 5, 2008 - National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) Receives Award from the Department
of Defense for Extraordinary Support of Employees Who Serve in the National
Guard and Reserve. Johnstown, PA - On March 4, 2008, Major Christopher D. McDevitt and Mr. Marty Kuhar, on
behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), presented an award to the National Drug
Intelligence Center (NDIC) for Extraordinary Support of Employees Who Serve in the National
Guard and Reserves. Major McDevitt is with the Pennsylvania National Guard and Mr. Kuhar is
chairman of the local chapter for the DoD’s program for Employer Support of Guard and
Reserve.
January 23, 2008 - National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) Employees Pledge
More than $52,000 to Local and National Charities. Johnstown, PA - On January 18, 2008, NDIC Director Michael
Walther presented a check for $52,109 to Ms. Suzanne Stevens and Mr.
William McKinney of the United Way of the Laurel Highlands (UWLH).
This check represented total contributions made by NDIC employees to
the 2007 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). A significant portion of
these monies will once again be donated to the UWLH.
January 18, 2008 - National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) Receives Award
from the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
- Johnstown, PA - On January 17, 2008, Mr. John Walters,
Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy recognized Intelligence Analyst Carla
Horvath of the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), for her efforts in support of
the National Marijuana Initiative (NMI) during a ceremony honoring federal, state, local, and
tribal law enforcement and intelligence personnel involved with the disruption of illicit
marijuana production. Ms. Horvath received a National Marijuana Eradication Award for her work on the
recent Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Assessment 2007, a comprehensive
national-level, strategic assessment of cannabis cultivation and marijuana production in the United States.
January 18, 2008 - NDIC Promotes Information Sharing with Cambria and
Somerset County Police Chiefs and Narcotics Agents - Johnstown, PA - The National Drug Intelligence Center
(NDIC) hosted 30 Police Officials and Narcotics Investigators from various Borough, Township and
County departments within Cambria and Somerset Counties including the Pennsylvania
State Police. The conference, held on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 was to promote
information sharing of drug intelligence among law enforcement agencies in the two counties. NDIC
briefed the attendees on drug trends and patterns as recently reported in the National Drug
Threat Assessment.
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2007 Press Releases
December 27,
2007 - National Drug Intelligence Center Releases
2008 National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment. Johnstown,
PA - The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), a component
of the Department of Justice and the nation's principal center
for strategic drug intelligence, has released the
2008 National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment. This
strategic assessment presents an analysis of key trends and
developments regarding methamphetamine production, transportation,
distribution, and abuse in the United States. The assessment
also offers an in-depth strategic predictive analysis of future
trends.
December 5, 2007
- National Drug Intelligence Center Releases Methadone Diversion,
Abuse, and Misuse: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate.
Johnstown, PA - The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC),
a component of the Department of Justice and the nation's principal
center for strategic drug intelligence, has released the
Methadone Diversion, Abuse,
and Misuse: Deaths Increasing at Alarming Rate assessment.
This assessment analyzes the increase in methadone-related deaths
since the late 1990s, the increase in legitimately prescribed
and disbursed methadone, the theft of methadone, and increased
availability of diverted methadone.
November 30,
2007 - National Drug Intelligence Center to support newly
opened National Gang Intelligence Center facility. Johnstown,
PA - The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) announced
that it will provide analytic support regarding drug-related
gang activity to the recently opened National Gang Intelligence
Center of the Department of Justice (DOJ), located in Arlington,
Virginia. The National Gang Intelligence Center will serve as
a central location for interagency cooperation and collaboration
to attack the problems caused by gangs and gang-related violence.
NDIC's efforts in assisting the gang center include information
collection, strategic analysis, and the production of joint
national strategic intelligence products. DOJ's goal for the
gang center is to achieve maximum impact at the national level
against the most violent gangs in this country.
November 7, 2007
- National Drug Intelligence Center releases National Drug
Threat Assessment 2008. Johnstown, PA - The National Drug
Intelligence Center (NDIC), the nation's principal center for
strategic drug intelligence, has released the National Drug
Threat Assessment 2008, detailing drug trafficking and abuse
trends within the United States. The assessment identifies the
primary drug threats to the nation, tracks drug availability
throughout the country, and analyzes trafficking and distribution
patterns of illicit drugs within the United States. It evaluates
the threat posed by illegal drugs, comparing availability, production
and cultivation, transportation, distribution, and demand.
October 20, 2007
- National Drug Intelligence Center provides key assistance
to U.S. Army-IRAQ in conviction of Lieutenant Colonel William
Steele. Johnstown, PA - Intelligence Analysts from the National
Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), Johnstown, PA, provided critical
assistance to the investigation and court-martial of U.S. Army
Reserve Lieutenant Colonel William H. Steele, Camp Liberty,
IRAQ. At the request of the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation
Division, NDIC provided Document Exploitation (Doc Ex) unit
support and analysis of seized evidence during the course of
the investigation of Lt. Colonel Steele. In support of the court-martial,
an NDIC DocEx analyst testified at the proceeding which was
held at Camp Liberty.
July 2, 2007
- National Drug Intelligence Center Releases Twenty-seven
Drug Market Analysis Reports for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Areas. Johnstown, PA - On July 2, 2007, the National Drug
Intelligence Center (NDIC), a component of the Department of
Justice, will release of twenty-seven 2007 Drug Market Analysis
reports. These annual reports were prepared at the request of
the Executive Office of the President's Office of National Drug
Control Policy for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
throughout the country. They provide strategic overviews of
the illicit drug situation in the respective HIDTA market area
and highlight significant trends and law enforcement concerns
related to the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
June 29, 2007
- National Drug Intelligence Center Provides Unique Intelligence
tool to aid the Department of Defense efforts in Iraq. Johnstown,
PA - The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) announced
today that software they developed is supporting the Department
of Defense's activities in Iraq. This software, designed and
developed at the NDIC in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, provides law
enforcement and intelligence personnel a unique tool to more
quickly and effectively exploit electronic media captured from
insurgents and members of Al Qaeda.
January 8, 2007
- National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) Employees
Pledge More than $56,000 to Local and National Charities.
Johnstown, PA - Employees of the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC), a component agency of the U.S. Department of
Justice, located in Johnstown have donated $56,328 to local
and national charities as part of the federal government's annual
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). This is the largest amount
contributed to the charitable campaign by NDIC employees in
the agency's 14-year history. A significant portion of this
year's proceeds is once again projected to be donated to the
local United Way of the Laurel Highlands.
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2006 Press Releases
November 15,
2006 - The National Drug Intelligence Center has
released the National Drug Threat Assessment 2007.
Johnstown, PA - The National Drug Intelligence Center, a component
of the Department of Justice, has released the
National
Drug Threat Assessment 2007 detailing national drug trafficking
and abuse trends within the United States. The assessment identifies
the primary drug threats to the nation, tracks drug availability
throughout the country, and analyzes trafficking and distribution
patterns of illicit drugs within the United States. It evaluates
the threat posed by illegal drugs comparing availability, production
and cultivation, transportation, distribution, and demand.
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2005 Press Releases
September 20,
2005 - NDIC Employees Volunteer to Assist in Hurricane
Katrina Relief Effort. Johnstown, PA - Twenty-three
employees of the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) based
in Johnstown have volunteered to assist in the Federal Government's
Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has selected fifteen volunteers to
date to participate in the program.
August 29, 2005 -
Department of Justice Installs New Director at the National
Drug Intelligence Center. Johnstown, PA - Mr. Michael
F. Walther, a career federal drug prosecutor, has been appointed
today as the Director of the National Drug Intelligence Center
(NDIC), a component of the Department of Justice, located on
Washington Street in Johnstown, PA. As NDIC Director, Mr. Walther
oversees the production of strategic drug intelligence for the
counterdrug community.
April 28, 2005
- National Drug Intelligence Center Releases National
Drug Threat Assessment 2005. The National Drug Intelligence
Center, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice, released
the Annual National Drug Threat Assessment 2005 which details
national drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United
States.
January 19, 2005
- National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) Employees
Pledge More than $54,000 to Local and National Charities.
Johnstown, PA - Employees of the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC), a component agency of the U.S. Department of
Justice, located in Johnstown have donated $54,722 to local
and national charities as part of the federal government's annual
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).
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2004 Press Releases
May 12, 2004 -
NDIC's Document Exploitation Division Receives Professional
Service Award from the International Association of Law Enforcement
Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA). The International Association
of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) awarded NDIC's
Document and Computer Exploitation Division with a Professional
Service Award at their annual training conference held in Sacramento,
CA on April 29, 2004 for their outstanding work using the Document
Exploitation methodology and Real-time Analytical Intelligence
Database (RAID) to assist in federal drug investigations. IALEIA,
the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence
Analysts, has been in existence since 1980 and has approximately
2,000 members worldwide. The purpose of IALEIA is to advance
high standards of professionalism in law enforcement intelligence
analysis at the local, state/provincial, national and international
levels.
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2003 Press Releases
October 06, 2003
- Attorney General John Ashcroft Presents Community
Service Award to the Employee Community Outreach Association
of the National Drug Intelligence Center. The Employee
Community Outreach Association (ECOA) of the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC) located in Johnstown received the Attorney General's
Community Service Award last Tuesday from Attorney General John
Ashcroft at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC.
April 10, 2003
- Director of the White House Office of National Drug
Control Policy Visits the National Drug Intelligence Center
in Johnstown to Discuss Coordination of Illicit Drug Intelligence.
Johnstown, PA - John P. Walters, Director of the White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), visited the
National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) in Johnstown today
to receive a series of briefings and to discuss new ways NDIC
can provide viable, strategic drug intelligence to assist ONDCP
in its mission. He also toured the Center and spoke to NDIC
employees about the nation's counterdrug efforts.
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