Intelligence and Analysis

Master Trainer Certification Roadmap

The National Threat Evaluation and Reporting (NTER) Master Trainer Program certifies Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial partners in the instruction of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management techniques and best practices.

To obtain certification as a NTER Master Trainer, an individual must successfully complete each step of the Roadmap.

Please Note: These steps do not need to be completed in order.

Master Trainer Program One-Pager

This instructor program prepares F/SLTT partners to train local communities and empower partners to mitigate threats and prevent acts of targeted violence.

Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview One-Pager

The Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO) is a three-hour introductory training intended for the public and community members who play a role in identifying threats or observable behaviors that may concern others. 

The TERO emphasizes the importance of community involvement and raises awareness about the behavioral approach to violence prevention.

Your Agency Needs a BTAM Master Trainer!

Certified Master Trainers get access to key training and program resources that assist your organization in building BTAM processes and utilizing BTAM to prevent targeted violence and terrorism.

Department of Homeland Security Fusion Center Engagement and Information Sharing Strategy for 2022–2026

The Department's Fusion Center Engagement and Information Sharing Strategy document outlines a multi-year commitment to supporting our law enforcement and homeland security partners in states and cities nationwide, and describes how DHS enables information sharing vital to fusion centers’ missions and our national security.

Memo Expanding the Scope of the DHS Insider Threat Program

December 2016 memo signed by the Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis and Undersecretary of Management expanding the scope of the DHS Insider Threat Program beyond the protection of classified information to include threats posed by all DHS employees.

Homeland Threat Assessment

The DHS Intelligence Enterprise Homeland Threat Assessment reflects insights from across the Department, the Intelligence Community, and other critical homeland security stakeholders. It focuses on the most direct, pressing threats to our Homeland during the next year and is organized into four sections.

NTER Bulletin

NTER Office's Quarterly Bulletins are designed to keep DHS partners well-informed about research developments, trends, and resources.

Facilitating Private Sector Engagement with Fusion Centers

This fact sheet provides private sector partners with an overview of how their organization can best collaborate with the fusion center in their local area.

Fusion Centers Handout

Our nation faces an evolving threat environment, in which threats emanate not only from outside our borders but also from within our communities. This new environment demonstrates the critical role state and major urban area fusion centers (fusion centers) have in supporting the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT), and private sector partners.