About NDIC
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.justice.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.justice.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.justice.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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