About NDIC
![NDIC Headquarters in Pennsylvania.](images/blding.jpg) The National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC) was established by the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396) signed into law on October 6, 1992. Placed
under the direction and control of the Attorney General, NDIC was
established to "coordinate and consolidate drug intelligence from all
national security and law enforcement agencies, and produce information
regarding the structure, membership, finances, communications, and
activities of drug trafficking organizations." (Additional information about
the evolution of NDIC can be found at
NDIC: From Concept to Creation
to GCIP.)
Initially staffed and administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), NDIC opened its doors in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on August 9, 1993.
In February 1998 NDIC became an independent component of the U.S. Department
of Justice and now employs more than 340 federal employees and contract
personnel. NDIC is headed by a Director, who is appointed by the U.S.
Attorney General. The current Director of NDIC is Michael F. Walther.
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Our Mission
The mission of NDIC is to provide strategic drug-related intelligence,
document and computer exploitation support, and training assistance to the
drug control, public health, law enforcement, and intelligence communities
of the United States in order to reduce the adverse effects of drug
trafficking, drug abuse, and other drug-related criminal activity.
NDIC supports national-level policymakers and the Intelligence Community
by preparing strategic analytical studies on the trafficking of illegal
drugs and on related illegal activities that pose a threat to the national
security of the United States. In addition, NDIC partners with the
Department of Homeland Security Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement to
provide critical intelligence to identify, track, and sever the nexus
between drug trafficking and terrorism. NDIC also produces strategic money
laundering reports that help policymakers and senior law enforcement
decisionmakers implement national-level anti-money laundering initiatives.
NDIC reports address the methods wholesale-level traffickers use to launder
drug proceeds. NDIC supports the National Money Laundering Threat Assessment
and the National Money Laundering Strategy--interagency projects that
enhance the nation's ability to counter international money laundering.
NDIC studies feature our ability to identify, collect, organize, and
analyze large amounts of information and intelligence. To accomplish this,
NDIC accesses commercial and governmental databases and uses available
technology to search for and extract useful information. NDIC also uses
technology developed in-house to reveal patterns in the information
contained in records seized by law enforcement agencies during drug
investigations and subsequent prosecutions.
The preparation of analytical studies would not be possible without
securing the most basic of raw materials used in the analytical
process--information. NDIC obtains information from a diverse array of
activities that include directly surveying local and state law enforcement
agencies; obtaining information from other federal law enforcement and
intelligence agencies; and extracting information from documents and
electronic media seized by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. NDIC
also uses open-source information from news providers and public health
agencies.
NDIC intelligence reports provide policymakers and counterdrug executives
with timely, predictive reports of the threat posed by illicit drugs in the
United States. These products address policymaker needs at the national, state,
local, and tribal levels. To view current publications produced by
NDIC, visit our Internet web site, www.usdoj.gov/ndic/products.htm.
The National Drug Threat Assessment is a
comprehensive annual report on national drug trafficking and abuse trends
within the United States. This interagency assessment provides a strategic
overview and predictive outlook of the threat to the United States from the
illicit trafficking and use of cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin,
pharmaceutical drugs, and other dangerous drugs.
Regional Drug Threat Assessments*
provide strategic overviews of the drug situations in Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) regions.
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Drug Market Analyses
provide strategic overviews of the illicit drug situation in the HIDTAs,
highlighting significant trends and law enforcement concerns relating to the
trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
Information Bulletins
address specific drug-related threats identified through our contacts with
local, state, regional, and federal agencies.
Situation Reports
inform law enforcement personal about significant findings regarding the
trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs.
The Counternarcotics Publications Quarterly*
is an index that provides titles and abstracts of reports, papers, and
studies of interest to the counterdrug community.
* The Regional Drug Threat Assessments and Counternarcotics
Publications Quarterly reports can be found on our
ADNET, Firebird,
LEO, and RISS web sites.
Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX)
NDIC provides real-time support to the law enforcement and intelligence
communities by conducting document and media exploitation of materials
associated with counterdrug and counterterrorism investigations. NDIC has
developed a unique methodology that allows analysts to quickly organize and
assimilate important information in documents and electronic media seized
during drug raids. By using this methodology and the Real-time Analytical
Intelligence Database (RAID) and HashKeeper software, which were developed
in-house, our analysts can organize and assimilate significant amounts of
evidence to reveal associations, assets, and methods of drug traffickers to
assist criminal investigations and prosecutions. The information is also
used to help NDIC analysts better understand the trafficking of drugs in the
United States. See our Document and Media Exploitation page for more information about
DOMEX and services provided.
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In addition to intelligence products and document exploitation, NDIC
provides training to the law enforcement and intelligence communities. NDIC
funds and coordinates the Multiagency Course,
an intensive 1-week, entry-level drug intelligence analysis course with
instructor support from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Defense
Intelligence Agency (DIA), National Guard, National Security Agency (NSA),
and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). This course provides an
overview of counterdrug intelligence analysis, introduces students to basic
analytical tools and techniques, and allows students to apply newly acquired
skills to a comprehensive practical exercise involving charting, analysis,
and presentation.
NDIC supports the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a
component of the Executive Office of the President, by preparing assessments
and providing briefs addressing drug issues of national concern. NDIC also
provides analytical support to the ONDCP-designated HIDTAs to assist the
HIDTAs in preparing their regional drug threat assessments.
NDIC has prepared assessments, provided briefings, and conducted document
and computer exploitation missions for the Director of National
Intelligence, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, FBI,
DEA, U.S. Attorneys Offices, and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
Our workforce includes more than 120 analysts with extensive education,
training, and experience. They are assisted by detailees from the Department
of Defense, DEA, FBI, and Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Our analysts
represent diverse fields of study with a number having foreign language
capabilities; most have at least a baccalaureate degree, and more than a
quarter have advanced degrees.
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General inquires about NDIC are handled by the Assistant Director for
Policy and Interagency Affairs at (202) 532-4040 or e-mail
NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov.
If you are interested in learning more about career opportunities at
NDIC, visit our Employment Opportunities page,
www.usdoj.gov/ndic/empl.htm.
Headquarters, Johnstown, PA:
National Drug Intelligence Center
319 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Johnstown, PA 15901-1622
Telephone: (814) 532-4601
FAX: (814) 532-4690
Washington, DC:
National Drug Intelligence Center
U.S. Department of Justice
Robert F. Kennedy Building, Room 3341
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-2000
Telephone: (202) 532-4040
Product Requests
Dissemination Coordinator: (814) 532-4541
Web Sites
NDIC publications are available on the following
web sites:
Internet:
e-mail: NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov
web page: http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/index.htm
ADNET:
e-mail: webmgr@ndicosa.adnet.sgov.gov
web page: http://ndicosa.adnet.sgov.gov
LEO:
e-mail: coconnor@leo.gov
web page: https://www.leo.gov/http://leowcs.leopriv.gov/lesig/ndic/index.htm
RISS:
e-mail: ndic@magloclen.riss.net
web page: ndic.riss.net
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