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In 1990, Congress created CTAC, the Counterdrug Technology
Assessment Center, within the Executive Office of the President
and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. CTAC coordinates
research and development by all federal agencies experimenting
with advanced technology to fight drug crime. CTAC also uses its
own budget to initiate and fund R&D; in prevention, treatment,
and law enforcement science. With strong bipartisan support
from Congress, CTAC is also providing federally developed advanced
tactical systems and devices to state and local law enforcement
agencies. None of CTAC's accomplishments would be
possible without the strong bipartisan support we have always
enjoyed in Congress. In the top photo, Rep. Jim Kolbe of Arizona
and Sheriff Dupnik of Pima County, Arizona, took a firsthand
look at the VoiceBox digital wiretap system in operation.
Another strong supporter of CTAC's mission is Senator Ben
Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado (at right photo, with
Dr. Brandenstein and scientists), a former U.S. Air Force police
officer whose time as a cop makes him more aware of what officers
need to be effective against drug crime.
In the bottom photo, Rep. Steny Hoyer and CTAC'S Al Brandenstein
demonstrate the Mini-Buster Contraband Detector and
the Thermal Imager night vision technologies at a meeting of
local and state police commanders in the congressman's
Maryland district.
Photos courtesy of the Prince Georges County Journal
Last Updated: August 29, 2002
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