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In this complex, globalized, post 9/11-world,
our operational partnerships have never been more
important to our efforts to protect your communities.
 Today,
we work with colleagues at every level of government—local,
state, federal, even international—across the
law enforcement, intelligence, and first responder
communities. We lead and take part in multi-agency
task forces, intelligence groups and fusion centers,
and public and private sector alliances. A number of
our partners literally sit shoulder-to-shoulder with
us in FBI space, just as we share our agents and analysts
with other agencies. We work closely on joint investigations—sometimes
taking the lead, sometimes taking a back seat to others,
sometimes contributing equally among many agencies.
Our work with our colleagues, in fact, is so intertwined
today that it’s often nearly impossible to separate
the contributions of one agency—and one nation—from
the next.
In Milwaukee, our major partnerships include:
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The Milwaukee
Joint Terrorism Task Force brings together
representatives of local, state, and federal
agencies to run down any and all terrorism leads,
develop and investigate cases, provide support
for special events, and proactively identify
threats that may impact the area and the nation.
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 The Milwaukee
Field Intelligence Group is a team of
FBI agents and analysts who provide a full range
of intelligence support on terrorism and criminal
threats.
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The Racine
Violent Crimes Task Force targets violent
street gangs and drug trafficking organizations
operating within
the Racine metropolitan area. This task force was
established in 1999. The participating agencies
are the FBI, the Racine Police Department, and
the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Menominee
Indian Reservation Safe Trails Task Force,
launched in 1998, targets violent crimes, gang
violence, and drug trafficking on
the Menominee Indian Reservation. The participating
agencies are the FBI, the Menominee Tribal
Police, and the Shawano County Sheriff's Office.
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InfraGard,
begun as a pilot program in 1996 in the FBI’s
Cleveland Division, has two
chapters in Wisconsin —one
in Milwaukee (established in April 1999)
and the other in Madison (established in
April 2000).
InfraGard is a "partnership for protection" between
the public and private sectors to address
both cyber and physical threats. Educational
training
meetings are held every other month in
Milwaukee and quarterly in Madison. InfraGard
also
offers public and private sector companies/entities
the opportunity to sign a formal membership
agreement
and secure website access agreement, which
allows members to exchange threat information
with other
InfraGard members around the country in
a secure environment.
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