The Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC) was created on December 8, 2006 by the Governor’s Executive Order.
The MIAC partners with Federal, state, county, local and tribal law enforcement agencies as well as agencies and entities from the private sector that comprise our State's critical infrastructure and emergency response systems.
The MIAC serves as the central point in the State of Maine for the collection, analysis and timely dissemination of suspected or actual terrorist acts and criminal activity. The MIAC produces intelligence analysis for both law enforcement and private sector partners, is capable of providing information in real-time to our key partners throughout the United States, and is part of the nationwide fusion center network.
The fusion center concept is integral to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) strategic initiative for information sharing. The MIAC is integrated into the national network of fusion centers. This network has the ability to share information across the nation in real-time.
This is the Maine State Police General Order about the MIAC.
MIAC Advisory Board
In accordance with the Governor's Executive Order by which the Maine Information and Analysis Center was established, an Advisory Board has been established to help ensure that civil liberties of citizens are properly protected.
The Board meets at least twice annually to review MIAC policies and procedures and to advise on matters pertaining to the protection of civil liberties by the Maine Information and Analysis Center in its day to day operations, particularly regarding the collection and handling of information that comes into the MIAC.
The Board consists of the following members:
- Major Scott Gosselin, Maine State Police
- Aaron Frey, Attorney General for State of Maine
- Douglas Farnham, Adjutant General for State of Maine
- Peter Rogers, Director, Maine Emergency Management Agency
- Joshua Tardy, Attorney, Private Practice
- Arnold Shorey, Member of the Public
- Chief Jason Moen, Auburn Police Department
- Andrew Sankey, Director, Hancock County Emergency Management Agency
- Lieutenant Mathew Casavant, Maine State Police, Director of MIAC
- James Landau-Structure Design Engineer for Critical Infrastructure
Click here to download the MIAC Advisory Board Bylaws.
Click here to download the 2019 Minutes.
Click here to download the June 2020 Minutes.
Click here to download the July 2020 Minutes.
Click here to download the December 2020 Minutes.
Click here to download the February 2021 minutes.
Click here to download the October 2021 Minutes
Click here to download the March 2022 Minutes
Click here to download the December 2022 Minutes
Click here to download the October 2023 Minutes
Privacy Policy
Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
To engage in effective and meaningful information sharing, it is fully recognized that it must be done in a manner that protects individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. To safeguard constitutional rights and to ensure that we are addressing our ethical and legal obligations while engaged in the fusion process, we have developed, implemented and enforce various policies and procedures which are fundamental to this aspect of our mission.
MIAC Audits
MIAC recognizes that while we pursue our important public safety mission to keep the citizens of Maine safe we are at the same time engaging in a balancing act to also ensure we are protecting the privacy, civil rights, civil liberties, and other protected interests of all individuals in compliance with applicable laws and MIAC’s Privacy Policy. As part of that process MIAC conducts a privacy audit of its activities annually and presents that audit to the MIAC Advisory Board.
2019 Privacy Audit Report - Period 2
2020 Privacy Audit Report - Period 2
2021 Privacy Audit Report - Period 2