Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment
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The Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, (TIDE) is the U.S. Government's central database on known or suspected international terrorists, and contains highly classified information provided by members of the Intelligence Community
such as CIA, DIA
, FBI, NSA, and many others.
There are about 550,000 names in TIDE. In 2008, more than 27,000 names were removed from the list when it was determined they no longer met the criteria for inclusion. According to the FBI, international terrorists include those persons who carry out terrorist activities under foreign direction. For this purpose, they may include U.S. persons (U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents). The Terrorist Identities Group (TIG), located in NCTC
's Information Sharing & Knowledge Development Directorate (ISKD), is responsible for building and maintaining TIDE.
From the classified TIDE database, an unclassified, but sensitive, extract is provided to the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center
, which compiles the Terrorist Screening Database
(TSDB).
This database, in turn, is used to compile various watch lists such as the TSA's No Fly List
, State Department's Consular Lookout and Support System, Homeland Security's Interagency Border Inspection System
, and FBI's NCIC (National Crime Information Center
) for state and local law enforcement.
Intelligence community
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such as CIA, DIA
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, FBI, NSA, and many others.
There are about 550,000 names in TIDE. In 2008, more than 27,000 names were removed from the list when it was determined they no longer met the criteria for inclusion. According to the FBI, international terrorists include those persons who carry out terrorist activities under foreign direction. For this purpose, they may include U.S. persons (U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents). The Terrorist Identities Group (TIG), located in NCTC
National Counterterrorism Center
The National Counterterrorism Center is a United States government organization responsible for national and international counterterrorism efforts. It is based in a modern complex near McLean, Virginia called Liberty Crossing...
's Information Sharing & Knowledge Development Directorate (ISKD), is responsible for building and maintaining TIDE.
From the classified TIDE database, an unclassified, but sensitive, extract is provided to the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center
Terrorist Screening Center
The Terrorist Screening Center is an FBI organization for identifying suspected or potential terrorists.It maintains a database, the Terrorist Screening Database , the aim of which is to contain information about all known or suspected terrorists, and makes this information available to a number of...
, which compiles the Terrorist Screening Database
Terrorist Screening Database
The Terrorist Screening Database or TSDB is the central terrorist watchlist consolidated by the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center and used by multiple agencies to compile their specific watchlists and for screening. The list consists of 400,000 unique names and over 1,000,000 records as of...
(TSDB).
This database, in turn, is used to compile various watch lists such as the TSA's No Fly List
No Fly List
The No Fly List is a list, created and maintained by the United States government's Terrorist Screening Center , of people who are not permitted to board a commercial aircraft for travel in or out of the United States. The list has also been used to divert away from U.S. airspace aircraft not...
, State Department's Consular Lookout and Support System, Homeland Security's Interagency Border Inspection System
Interagency Border Inspection System
The Interagency Border Inspection System is a United States computer-based system that provides the law enforcement community with files of common interest. IBIS provides access to the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Crime Information Center and allows its users to interface with all 50...
, and FBI's NCIC (National Crime Information Center
National Crime Information Center
The National Crime Information Center is the United States' central database for tracking crime-related information. Since 1967, the NCIC has been maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services Division, and is interlinked with similar systems that each...
) for state and local law enforcement.
See also
- Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening SystemComputer Assisted Passenger Prescreening SystemThe Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System is a counter-terrorism system in place in the United States air travel industry...
- Datamart
- Open Source Information SystemOpen Source Information SystemThe Open Source Information System is the former name of an American unclassified network serving the US intelligence community with open source intelligence....
- No Fly ListNo Fly ListThe No Fly List is a list, created and maintained by the United States government's Terrorist Screening Center , of people who are not permitted to board a commercial aircraft for travel in or out of the United States. The list has also been used to divert away from U.S. airspace aircraft not...
- Selectee list