Homeland Security and Electronic Crimes

(The following column is based on documents obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police's Terrorism Committee.) “…The Director of the United States Secret Service shall take appropriate actions to develop a national network of electronic crime task forces, based on the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force model, throughout the United States, for the purpose of preventing, detecting, and investigating various forms of electronic crimes, including potential terrorist attacks against critical infrastructure and financial payments systems.” - USA Patriot Act