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Letters & CommentsKevin Eack
Inspector Kevin D. Eack is the senior terrorism advisor for the Illinois State Police, in charge of the Office of Counter Terrorism. In this capacity he oversees and coordinates homeland security programs for state and local law enforcement in Illinois. He represents the Illinois State Police on the Illinois Terrorism Task Force (ITTF), serving on the Crisis Response and Prevention Committee. He also serves on the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System (ILEAS) Board, the law enforcement mutual aid system for Illinois. He is a member of the Illinois Chiefs of Police Anti-Terrorism Committee, as well as the Chicago and Springfield FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Boards. He is a former special agent for the FBI, and a former state prosecutor. In 2007, he received a master’s degree in homeland security studies from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
State and Local Fusion Centers: Emerging Trends and Issues
ABSTRACT:
Little academic research is available concerning the current status and trends regarding state and local fusion centers.
This paper attempts to outline the development of these centers, along with some of the major challenges and issues related to their operations,
including the support necessary from federal stakeholders.
The research includes interviews with state fusion center directors who oversee some of the first centers which to be developed.
The paper also attempts to identify future obstacles to sustaining these centers.
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Eack, Kevin D. “State and Local Fusion Centers: Emerging Trends and Issues.” Homeland Security Affairs , Supplement no. 2 (2008)http://www.hsaj.org/?special:article=supplement.2.3