2. ORGANIZATION
GISAC is one of the three components of the Georgia
Office of Homeland Security.
The Governor of Georgia
Georgia Office of Homeland Security
GEORGIA INFORMATION
SHARING
AND ANALYSIS CENTER
GEORGIA HOMELAND
SECURITY TASK FORCE
GEORGIA EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY

3. ORGANIZATION
Stuart Tait Brown
Georgia Department
of Health
Bill Hitchens
GA State Patrol
Noel Holcomb
Georgia Department of
Natural Resources
Vernon Keenan
Georgia Bureau of
Investigation
Harold Linnenkohl
Georgia Department
of Transportation
Jeff Wigington
Georgia Sheriff’s
Association
Frank Rotondo
Georgia Association of
Chiefs of Police
David Proythress
Georgia Department
of Defense
Charley English
Georgia Emergency
Management Agency
Rebecca Denlinger
Association of
Fire Chiefs
Major General William Nesbitt
Director
Office of Homeland Security
Georgia Homeland Security Task Force
Lee Myers
Georgia Department
of Agriculture
Mike Garrett
President/CEO
Georgia Power Co

4. WHAT IS GISAC?
GISAC was created to solve
the information / intelligence
sharing problems between
federal, state, and local
agencies.
GISAC is the State’s
clearinghouse and main
processing center for
terrorism information.

5. ORGANIZATION
Georgia Bureau of Investigation (14 personnel + 1 admin vacancy)
Georgia Emergency Management Agency (2 personnel + 1 vacancy)
Georgia State Patrol (1 personnel)
Georgia Sheriffs’ Association (1 personnel)
Georgia National Guard (1 personnel)
Georgia Fire Chiefs Association (1 personnel)
Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (1 personnel)
Georgia Department of Corrections (1 personnel)

6. STRUCTURE OF GISAC
GISAC is divided up into four sections.
LAW ENFORCEMENT CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FIRE SERVICES/ HAZMAT
Threat Assessment
GA Sheriffs Liaison
GA Police Liaison
GSP Liaison
Criminal Investigation
Intel Investigation
Special Ops.
CTTF
Domestic
Terrorism
International
Terrorism
Threat Assess.
Team
CTTF Intel
Team
FBI FIG Support
DOC Intel.
LE Bulletins
Southern Shield
Bomb Intel.
ICON
Military Liaison
Asset Threat Log
E-Team
Infrastructure
Analysis
Crisis
Monitoring
External
Communications
Open Source
Analysis
E-Team
Administration
IOC
Operations
Strategic
Planning
Threat Assess.
Team
GIS
IT
Website
GA Fire Chiefs Liaison
HAZMAT Expert
EMS Liaison
Fire/EMS Bulletin

7. STATE OF GEORGIA DHS PRESENTATION
FBI DHS
POLICE SHERIFFS
GISAC
BLENDING THE LINES BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LE
InformationFlow

8. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
• Exchange information daily
•Morning threat meetings
•GISAC Analysts assigned to FIG and JTTF
•GISAC Agents assigned to FIG and JTTF
• Run checks thru FBI database
• FBI conducts checks thru our
databases
• Intelligence sharing with the FBI
Field
Intelligence Group (FIG)
• Initiative to rotate GISAC analysts

9. GISAC & DHS
• 2 Embedded DHS Intelligence Officers
• 2007 – Initiative to TDY GISAC analysts to DHS-I&A
• HSDN Access
• Direct link to DHS Intelligence publications
• Patriot Reports
• Highway Watch Reports
• General I&A product distribution
•Expand HSIN-Intel pilot to GISAC
•Initiative to rotate GISAC analysts thru NOC & I/A
STATE AND FEDERAL RELATIONSHIPS

10. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
SOUTHERN SHIELD
• Exchange best practices
• Share terrorism-related
intelligence
• Monitor regional terrorism
threats
• Meet once a quarter
• Conference calls between meetings
In 2003, GISAC established this consortium of Law
Enforcement Intelligence officials / state Homeland Security
to:

11. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
• Tennessee
• Alabama
• Florida
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Oklahoma
• Virginia
• West
Virginia
• Mississippi
In 2005, seven additional states
joined Southern Shield.
Original States
LALA
MSMS
OKOK
ALAL
FLFL
GAGA
WVWV
KYKY
TNTN
NCNC
SCSC
New States
TXTX
• Texas
VAVA

12. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP)
The Georgia Terrorism
Intelligence Project is an
ODP grant-funded
intelligence sharing
project between state
and local law
enforcement agencies
and GISAC.

13. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP)
• Improved connectivity between
Metro-Atlanta and other law enforcement
intelligence groups.
• Real-time collaboration on leads, tips, and
intelligence.
• More comprehensive awareness of threat
indicators.

14. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP)
Tier 1 Agencies
Participating in GTIP
Cobb County PD
Clayton County PD
City of Atlanta PD
Dekalb County PD
Fulton County PD
Gwinnett PD
GBI
GISAC

15. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP)
Tier 2 Agencies
Participating in GTIP
Athens / Clarke Co.
Columbus PD
August / Richmond Co.
Albany PD
Savannah / Chatham Co.
Bibb Co. S.O.

16. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP)
MJTF’s around the state
Metro-Atlanta Law Enforcement Agencies
Intel units in larger law enforcement
agencies around the state
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17. OUR INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Georgia Terrorism Intelligence Program (GTIP)
GISAC
distributes
information to
FBI, DHS and
G-TIP partners.
Officers
report
suspicious
activity to
their
department’s
Intel Section
Intelligence
Section vets
the
information
and places it
into E-TEAM
PARTNERS

18. OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
Open Source Report
Produced weekly
Posted on the OHS-GEMA
Website
Distributed electronically

19. OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
Intelligence Report
Produced monthly
For official use only
Distributed electronically

20. OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
Fire & EMS Bulletin
Produced monthly
For official use only
Distributed electronically

21. OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
Georgia Department of Health
Monthly Outbreak and
Surveillance Report
Part the Monthly Fire &
EMS Bulletin

22. OUR INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS
Alerts & Notices
Produced as needed
Distributed to specific audiences

23. THREAT MANAGEMENT CENTER
TERRORISM TIP LINE
DVD

24. 2635 Century Parkway NE, Suite 1030, Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-486-6420 f Toll Free: 1-866-99GISAC f Fax: 404-486-6446