In November 2007, the American Civil Liberties Union issued its first report on fusion centers, rapidly developing multi-jurisdictional intelligence centers designed to organize local domestic information collection activities into an integrated system that can distribute data both horizontally across a network of fusion centers and vertically, down to local law enforcement and up to the federal intelligence community. These centers can employ officials from federal, state and local law enforcement and homeland security agencies, as well as other state and local government entities, the federal intelligence community, the military and even private companies, to spy on Americans in virtually complete secrecy. More >>