NDIC Major Information System

[Title] [Acronym] [Originator] [Abstract] [Purpose] [Access Constraints] [Agency Program] [Sources of Data] [Responsible Office] [Order Process] [Office of Contact] [Date of Last Modification]

Title:

National Drug Intelligence Center Information Support System

Originator:

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.

Purpose:

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.

Use Constraints:

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 know in order to perform assigned tasks.

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Agency Program:

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.

Sources of Data:

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.

Responsible Office for Distributing Information

(if different from originator): Same as Originator

Order Process:

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.

Office of Contact for Further Information

(if different from the originator): Same as Originator

Date of Last Modification:

April 9, 2001

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