Homeland Security Reference Aids, prepared by I&A, provide baseline information on a range of homeland security issues. This product is one in a series of reference aids on violent domestic and …
DHS Updates National Terrorism Advisory System
In 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) replaced the color-coded alerts of the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) with the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), designed to more …
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Sectors Al Qaeda’s Inspire Magazine Has Recommended Targeting
Recent analysis from the Department of Homeland Security provides an indication of how AQAP's Inspire Magazine has targeted critical sectors and with what frequency specific sectors have been …
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DHS/FBI Issues Warning Regarding the Threat of Chemical Terrorism
A joint release to law enforcement by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI highlights the ongoing risk of terrorist used of chemical weapons in an attack. According to the …
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DHS-FBI Issue Joint Intelligence Bulletin on the Arrests of Five Individuals for Providing Material Support to Terrorists
The bulletin which provides information on the 6 February 2015 FBI arrests of Ramiz Zijad Hodzic, Sedina Unkic Hodzic, Nihad Rosic, Mediha Medy Salkicevic, and Armin Harcevic for conspiring to provide …
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Warns of Sovereign Citizen Extremist Ideology Threat
The United States Department of Homeland Security has issued an intelligence assessment regarding the threat from Sovereign Citizen Extremist (SCE) ideology, with a particular focus on threats to law …
NIMS Intelligence/Investigations Function Guidance and Field Operations Guide
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) represents a core set of doctrine, concepts, principles, terminology, and organizational processes that enables effective, efficient, and collaborative …
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15 Scenarios for Attacking the U.S. Homeland
The Homeland Security Council (HSC) – in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal interagency, and state and local homeland security agencies – has developed fifteen …
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Active Shooter – How to Respond
An Active Shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area; in most cases, active shooters use firearms(s) and there is no pattern or …
DHS Intelligence Enterprise Strategic Plan
This document, the first DHS Intelligence Enterprise Strategic Plan, signals our commitment to integrating the tremendous intelligence capabilities of the Department. Our stakeholders expect us to …
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