Information-Sharing Platforms

Homeland Security Information Network

The Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official system for trusted sharing of Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information between federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, international and private sector partners. Mission operators use HSIN to access Homeland Security data, send requests securely between agencies, manage operations, coordinate planned event safety and security, respond to incidents, and share the information they need to fulfill their missions and help keep their communities safe.

HSIN includes Communities on the following topics: Critical Infrastructure, Emergency Services, Intelligence, and Law Enforcement. 

SchoolSafety.gov

SchoolSafety.gov is the public website of the Federal School Safety Clearinghouse (Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-Based Practices), an interagency effort among the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Justice. 

SchoolSafety.gov is a collaborative, interagency website that serves as a one-stop access point for school communities to find information, resources, guidance, and evidence-based practices on a range of school safety topics and threats. Through the site, members of the K-12 academic community can also utilize specific tools to prioritize school safety actions, find applicable resources, connect with state-specific and local school safety officials, and develop school safety plans. 

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)

The mission of the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program is to assist local, state, federal, and tribal criminal justice partners by providing adaptive solutions and services that facilitate information sharing, support criminal investigations, and promote officer safety and wellness.

RISS offers secure information sharing and communications capabilities, critical analytical and investigative support services, and event deconfliction to enhance officer safety. RISS supports efforts against organized and violent crime, gang activity, drug activity, hate crimes, terrorism and violent extremism, human trafficking, identity theft, cybercrime, cryptocurrency fraud, and other regional priorities.

Congress appropriates funds each year for RISS. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), administers the RISS Program. BJA provides funding oversight and program management for the RISS Program. Although RISS is congressionally funded, it is locally managed. RISS also partners with other entities on projects that help support and further the RISS mission.

National Threat Evaluation and Reporting Office Bulletin

Through the National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Office Bulletins, NTER shares information with all homeland partners on targeted violence prevention and behavioral threat assessment and management, to include research developments, current trends, and resources.

Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP)

The Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) is administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and provides web-based investigative tools and analytical resources, and the networking it supports is unrivaled by other platforms available to law enforcement. 

Users collaborate in a secure environment, use tools to strengthen their cases, and share departmental documents. LEEP includes services for Active Shooter resources, Intelink, and Repository for Individuals of Special Concern (RISC). 

LEEP accounts are available to personnel affiliated with the criminal justice system, intelligence community, and the armed forces. To apply for a LEEP account go to cjis.gov and complete the online application.

Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) Portal

The Technical Resource for Incident Prevention (TRIPwire) is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) online, collaborative information-sharing and resource portal for:

• Bomb squads
• Emergency responders
• Military personnel
• Government officials
• Intelligence analysts
• Private sector security professionals
• Critical infrastructure owners and operators

Developed and maintained by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP), TRIPwire combines expert analyses and reports with relevant documents, images, and videos gathered directly from sources to help users anticipate, identify, and prevent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) incidents. A secure, restricted-access information-sharing platform, TRIPwire is available at no cost to registered subscribers and features a publicly accessible homepage with valuable preparedness information for the whole community. Information on TRIPwire is provided to increase awareness of evolving IED tactics, techniques, and procedures, as well as incident lessons learned and Counter-IED (C-IED) preparedness information.

Hate Crimes Resources

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) maintains an extensive list of resources related to hate crimes for law enforcement, media, prosecutors, public officials, researchers, universities/college campuses, and victim advocacy groups/general community. These resources are compiled from several components of the Department and involve many protected classes.