 selected writing DOCUMENT: Pittsburgh Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security: "Occupy Pittsburgh Threat Assessment" It has been pointed out that this document is from a Pittsburgh office that deals with Homeland Security and not the federal Department of Homeland Security (as originally sourced). I don't believe the distinction is relevant. The federal DHS relies on local offices for information because it doesn't have regional or local offices. These local offices are funded by the federal Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and is funded like a duck it's probably a duck. As a rule, even if the link between the federal and local office was not as clear as in this case, information is being freely shared post-9/11 at multiple city, state and federal-levels, between Homeland Security and other federal agencies, state and local police and other law enforcement/public safety agencies, and with local officials and businesses. The distinction isn't relevant in this age of Joint Communication Centers. Functionally and budget-wise it's the same thing. — Nigel Parry From the document: This product was created in response to a request for information (RFI) concerning impacts to the Pittsburgh area from the planned Occupy Pittsburgh set for October 15, 2011. This product is intended to provide the private sector and first responders information on the event and appropriate prevention and response measures. Information in this report was collected through open source materials only. Open sources used in this product may include bias and misleading information. This product is an update to a previous assessment disseminated on October 6, 2011.
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