After 9 / 11, the pressure grew to increase the state's role in the fight against terrorism. First, the FBI, tried to increase intelligence sharing with state and local law enforcement by expanding their joint terrorism task forces (JTTFs). But state and local governments continued to feel that the federal government was not sharing enough information to enable them to prevent terrorist attacks.3 This collapse of JTTF developed because of state and local law enforcement agencies participating in the JTTFs obtain permission from the security, privacy rules prevent these officers to share any intelligence they ...