Is U.S. Homeland Security's “Fusion” Intelligence Centers Working?

Homeland Security 'Fusion' Centers Spy On Citizens, Produce 'Shoddy' Work, Report Says -- NBC

The Department of Homeland Security has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a network of 77 so-called “fusion” intelligence centers that have collected personal information on some U.S. citizens — including detailing the “reading habits” of American Muslims — while producing “shoddy” reports and making no contribution to thwarting any terrorist plots, a new Senate report states.

The “ fusion centers,” created under President George W. Bush and expanded under President Barack Obama, consist of special teams of federal , state and local officials collecting and analyzing intelligence on suspicious activities throughout the country. They have been hailed by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as “one of the centerpieces” of the nation’s counterterrorism efforts.

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Multibillion-dollar scheme to set up intelligence 'fusion centers' after 9/11 has failed to catch any terrorists, Senate report reveals -- Daily Mail
Senate panel criticizes anti-terror data-sharing centers -- L.A. Times
Inquiry Cites Flaws in Counterterrorism Offices -- New York Times
Report: Intel center network ineffective -- UPI
Senate report slams DHS intelligence program as costly debacle -- FOX News/AP
DHS ‘fusion centers’ portrayed as pools of ineptitude, civil liberties intrusions -- Washington Post
DHS officials blast congressional report -- The Hill
U.S. intel effort named citizens, not terrorists -- USA Today
DHS Counterterror Centers Produce ‘A Bunch of Crap,’ Senate Finds -- Danger Room