NDIC Major Information System
National Drug Intelligence Center Information Support System
NDIC
Department/Agency Name: U.S. Department of Justice
Major Organization Subdivision: National Drug Intelligence
Center
Minor Organization Subdivision: Administrative
Branch
Street Address: 319 Washington Street, 5th Floor
City: Johnstown
State: Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 15901-1622
Country: United States
Hours of Service:
8:30am - 5:00pm, M-F
Telephone: (814) 532-4601
FAX: (814) 532-4690
E-Mail:
NDIC.Contacts@usdoj.gov
The National Drug Intelligence Center Information Support System
encompasses all centralized records of the National Drug Intelligence
Center (NDIC). Records in this system may contain, but are not limited
to, personal identification data and any data that may assist law
enforcement agencies and agencies of the U.S. foreign intelligence
community in executing their responsibility with respect to counterdrug
enforcement. The NDIC Information Support System also maintains
data which aids in the administration of NDIC resources.
The purpose of this system is to allow NDIC to collect and consolidate
information from multiple sources, including law enforcement agencies
and agencies of the U.S. foreign intelligence community, in order
to produce a more complete picture of the activities of drug trafficking
organizations and their memberships that any one such agency can
produce by itself. Records, both analytical and administrative,
are maintained within this system to allow NDIC the ability to fulfill
its responsibilities to collect, analyze, and coordinate multi-source
drug intelligence data from all national security and enforcement
agencies.
Access Constraints:
The NDIC Information Support System is protected by both physical
security methods and dissemination access controls. Fundamental
in all cases is that all access to information is limited to those
NDIC personnel or representatives of other agencies with a demonstrated
and lawful need to know the information in order to perform assigned
functions. The NDIC Information Support System is retained within
a 24-hour guarded facility that is secured by intruder alarms and
other appropriate security devices.
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All NDIC personnel authorized to access the NDIC Information
Support System have successfully passed a background investigation,
and access by such persons is limited to need to know in order to
perform assigned tasks.
The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), established in
1993, is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member
of the Intelligence Community. The General Counterdrug Intelligence
Plan, signed by the President in February 2000, designated NDIC
as the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug
intelligence.
NDIC has the following mission:
- To support national policymakers and law
enforcement with strategic domestic drug intelligence
- To support Intelligence Community counterdrug
efforts
- To produce national, regional, and state
drug threat assessments
The NDIC Information Support System is the system of record used
to accomplish this mission.
The data contained within the NDIC Information Support System
may be derived from investigative and intelligence reports prepared
by law enforcement agencies and agencies of the U.S. foreign intelligence
community, from documents, E-mails, word processing, or other record
media seized by law enforcement agencies and made available to NDIC
for exploitation, and from publicly available information, such
as medical reports and commercially acquired data bases.
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To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) it is
suspected or confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information
in the system of records has been compromised; (2) the Department
has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise
there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identity
theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system
or other systems or programs (whether maintained by the Department
or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information;
and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons
is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department's
efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and
prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
(if different from originator): Same as
Originator.
A request for access to a record from the system will be made
in writing with the envelope and the letter clearly marked "Privacy
Access Request, ATTN: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Coordinator."
Include in the request your full name, complete address, date of
birth, place of birth, notarized signature, and other identifying
data you may wish to furnish to assist in making a proper search
of our records. The requestor will also provide a return address
for transmitting the information. Requests for access to information
must be addressed to the Assistant Director, Intelligence Support,
National Drug Intelligence Center, ATTN: FOIA Coordinator, 319 Washington
Street, 5th Floor, Johnstown, PA 15901-1622.
(if different from the originator): Same as
Originator.
April 9, 2001
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