In 2005, Congress established the NGIC to support law enforcement agencies through timely and accurate information sharing and to provide strategic and tactical analysis to federal, state, and local law enforcement. A multi-agency fusion center, the NGIC integrates its resources to investigate and study the growth, migration, and criminal networks of gangs that pose a significant threat to communities throughout the United States. The NGIC is comprised of representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); US Bureau of Prisons (BOP); United States Marshals Service (USMS); US Department of Defense (DOD); US Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).