ANTI-TERRORISM ADVISORY COUNCIL / LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Combating terrorism remains the number one priority of the Department of Justice. Each U.S. Attorney’s Office has important anti-terrorism responsibilities. As the chief federal law enforcement officer in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Colantuono chairs the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC), a group of law enforcement and other government officials whose departments are involved in the anti-terrorism effort in New Hampshire.
The mission of the ATAC is to promote information sharing, provide training, coordinate the overall anti-terrorism mission, work closely with the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) and aggressively prosecute any terrorist or terrorism-related cases.
Each U.S. Attorney’s Office also hosts a Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC) under the direction of the U.S. Attorney, assisted by the Law Enforcement Coordinator, Mark Long. Because the agencies involved on the ATAC are also members of the LECC, both groups meet together at the same time on a bi-monthly basis, usually on the second Wednesday of the month.
The New Hampshire ATAC/LECC include the following agencies:
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Concord Police Department
- Defense Criminal Investigative Service
- Department of State Diplomatic Security Service
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office
- Internal Revenue Service
- Londonderry Police Department
- Manchester Police Department
- Manchester Airport Security
- Merrimack County Attorney’s Office
- Nashua Police Department
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service
- New England Division, AMTRAK
- New England HIDTA
- New Hampshire Department of Justice
- New Hampshire Department of Safety
- Director of Homeland Security
- New Hampshire State Police
- New Hampshire Fire Marshal’s Office
- Division of Safety Services, Marine Patrol - New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
- New Hampshire Police Standards & Training Council
- New Hampshire National Guard
- Newington Police Department
- Portsmouth Police Department
- Rockingham County Attorney’s Office
- Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Seabrook Police Department
- Sûreté du Québec
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maine
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- National Oceanic and Aviation Administration
- National Marine Fisheries Service - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
- Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Coast Guard
- Coast Guard Investigative Service
- Federal Air Marshals
- Federal Protective Service
- Secret Service
- Transportation Security Administration - U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- U.S. Probation Office
- 12th Civil Support Team, NH National Guard
Since its formation in 2001, the ATAC/LECC has become an important resource for the state, local and federal agencies responsible for the safety of our citizens and the security of our infrastructure. By bringing together leaders dedicated to defeating terrorism, the ATAC/LECC helps to facilitate coordination, planning and training, and promotes communication among officials who command unique resources, but share a common mission.
Thanks to our friends at Police Standards and Training Academy, the New Hampshire Fire Academy and the New Boston Air Force Station, the ATAC/LECC holds six meetings each year in a number of different venues.
Each meeting provides an opportunity for members to report on the status and progress of anti-terrorism initiatives, upcoming exercises and training opportunities, and to receive up-to-date information on a host of other issues. Over the past year, ATAC/LECC members also received briefings on subjects including:
December 2005
Operation Double Impact
Canada/U.S. Cargo Security Project Update
February 2006
Counter—Intelligence and Counter-Espionage Issues
April 2006
Naval Criminal Intelligence Service: The Psychology of Terrorism
June 2006
IMapdata Presentation
August 2006
“Operation Wirelink” Presentation
Agro/Bio Terrorism Presentation
October 2006
Department of Energy
Radiological Response Team Region 1
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