Wedged between New York City and Philadelphia, New Jersey is easy to overlook geographically, but law enforcement and intelligence officials can’t afford to ignore the densely populated state with its oil refineries, pipelines, power plants and ports that help fuel an entire region. Protecting the Garden State from terrorist and criminal activities is a major challenge. .... New Jersey’s Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC). .... Congress has designated DHS as the lead agency for coordinating federal participation in fusion centers. FBI officials work in nearly every center. DHS has about 22 representatives at 20 locations, but it has pledged to have as many as 35 of its employees assigned to fusion centers by the end of September.
Inside the New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center
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