NCIC Communication & Stakeholder Engagement 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When disseminating criminal intelligence to a federal partner agency, which marking is used to indicate the information should not be released outside the originating agency without permission?
- FOUO
- ORCON (Correct answer)
- NOFORN
- REL TO
Correct answer: ORCON
ORCON (Originator Controlled) restricts dissemination so the originating agency controls all further release of the information.
Question 2: A fusion center analyst receives a tip from a local informant about potential gang activity crossing into a neighboring jurisdiction. The BEST first step is to:
- Post the tip to all regional law enforcement immediately
- Assess the tip's credibility and source reliability before disseminating (Correct answer)
- File the tip for future reference without action
- Forward directly to the FBI without further evaluation
Correct answer: Assess the tip's credibility and source reliability before disseminating
Intelligence must be evaluated for source reliability and information credibility before dissemination to prevent acting on inaccurate data.
Question 3: Which communication channel is MOST appropriate for sharing Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) criminal intelligence between state and local agencies?
- Standard email with encryption
- Telephone with recorded line
- RISS or HSIN secure portals (Correct answer)
- Public law enforcement forums
Correct answer: RISS or HSIN secure portals
RISS (Regional Information Sharing Systems) and HSIN (Homeland Security Information Network) are approved secure platforms for sharing SBU intelligence.
Question 4: In stakeholder engagement, the principle of 'need-to-know' means information is shared only with individuals who:
- Hold the highest security clearance available
- Have an official duty requiring access to that specific information (Correct answer)
- Are members of the requesting agency's leadership
- Have signed a general non-disclosure agreement
Correct answer: Have an official duty requiring access to that specific information
Need-to-know requires that the recipient has a legitimate official function that necessitates access to that particular information.
Question 5: A law enforcement executive asks an intelligence analyst to brief a private sector partner on an ongoing criminal investigation. The analyst should FIRST:
- Prepare a full briefing without restriction
- Verify legal authority and what information is cleared for release to non-law-enforcement partners (Correct answer)
- Decline because private sector entities cannot receive any law enforcement information
- Share only publicly available information
Correct answer: Verify legal authority and what information is cleared for release to non-law-enforcement partners
Sharing with private sector partners requires verifying legal authority, applicable privacy protections, and what level of information is authorized for release.
Question 6: The 28 CFR Part 23 regulation primarily governs:
- Federal wiretap authorization procedures
- Operation of multijurisdictional criminal intelligence systems (Correct answer)
- Homeland security information sharing protocols
- Confidential informant management standards
Correct answer: Operation of multijurisdictional criminal intelligence systems
28 CFR Part 23 establishes operating principles for multijurisdictional criminal intelligence systems receiving federal funding.
Question 7: When providing a verbal briefing on criminal intelligence to elected officials, an analyst should:
- Share all raw intelligence to give a complete picture
- Tailor the level of detail to what is appropriate given the official's role and clearance (Correct answer)
- Avoid all intelligence products and use only open-source information
- Defer entirely to the official's information requests without restriction
Correct answer: Tailor the level of detail to what is appropriate given the official's role and clearance
Briefings to officials should be tailored to their role, clearance level, and need-to-know while maintaining information control.
NCIC Communication & Stakeholder Engagement 2
When disseminating criminal intelligence to a federal partner agency, which marking is used to indicate the information should not be released outside the originating agency without permission?