JUSTNET - BRTC Affiliated Agencies

The Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. NLECTC is a program of NIJ's Office of Science and Technology.

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BRTC Affiliated Agencies

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
ONDCP establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences.

Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center (CTAC)
Responsible for advising the Director of ONDCP on counterdrug research and development policies and programs and for substance abuse addiction and rehabilitation research; assuring the implementation of the scientific research and technology development initiatives that support the National Drug Control Strategy; and serving as the central counterdrug enforcement, drug abuse education, prevention and treatment, research and development organization of the United States Government. The Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) serves as a technical agent for CTAC. In this role, EPG provides engineering expertise in the area of communications and electronics, financial and contractual management of various R&D programs, and manages and administers the CTAC Technology Transfer Program.

NLECTC Western Region
Technical partner supporting BRTC

Photograph: Aerial view of Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia, operator of BRTC, is a national security laboratory operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by the Sandia Corporation. Recently, Sandia conducted a double-blind test of an instrument that its manufacturer said could detect the presence of human beings at a distance through any material. The test results showed that the DKL LifeGuard Model 2 "human presence detector" failed to meet its published specifications and its performance was no better than random chance. The entire article is available at: http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/LN04-24-98/detector_story.html.

Southwest Border High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program, funded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), provides resources to areas identified as having the most critical drug-trafficking problems that affect the rest of the country. The Southwest Border HIDTA, designated in 1990, encompasses areas along the 2,000-mile Southwest Border in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Photograph: Navy SSC, San Diego Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego (Navy SSC San Diego)
Navy SSC San Diego is responsible for the development of technology to collect, transmit, process, display and, most critically, manage information essential to naval operations and is a technical support agent of BRTC.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security (CBP)
As the single unified border agency of the United States, the priority mission of CBP is to prevent terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States.