DHS’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) circulated false information to Congress and the intelligence community from a debunked Illinois fusion center report about a cyberattack. DHS defended itself saying I&A does not make “analytical judgments” about the quality of its information, and characterized its report as a success because it generated “interest” in the issue. This incident is detailed in a new Senate report on fusion centers.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/10/dhs-false-water-pump-hack/
Read the ACLU blog on the report here: http://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-immigrants-rights/fusion-centers-too-much-bad-information
Learn more about fusion centers here: http://www.aclu.org/spy-files/more-about-fusion-centers