Building Maritime Law Enforcement and Investigative Capacity in the Eastern Caribbean
A U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) initiative, the Eastern Caribbean Organized Crime Investigations Program aims to strengthen regional maritime law enforcement capacity, cooperation, and coordination among Eastern Caribbean Member States of the Regional Security System (RSS). Team Hive and our partners support the RSS to build capacity to effectively conduct operations in the maritime jurisdiction, dismantle complex criminal enterprises through task force investigations, and bolster integrity in the criminal justice process by establishing a specialized unit to investigate interference in criminal proceedings and official corruption. To this end, our team provides project management, subject matter expertise, and instructional systems design (ISD) services to develop a Concept of Operations (CONOPS), Operational Guides, Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs), and provide related training and advisory support.
CLIENT: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
LOCATION: Eastern Caribbean
PROFICIENCIES: Instructional Design and Development, Program Implementation, Project Management, Subject Matter Expertise
Developing Training Curriculum for the Antiterrorism Assistance Program
Hive International teamed with SGI Global, LLC on two prime contracts awarded to SGI by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) to provide training curriculum rewrite/update and instructional system design services to develop two new training courses. The ATA Program has served as the primary provider of U.S. Government antiterrorism training to law enforcement agencies of partner nations throughout the world and has delivered counterterrorism training to more than 150,000 law enforcement personnel from 154 countries.
To develop ATA’s new, comprehensive eight-week Explosive Incident Countermeasures (EIC) course, Hive’s Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) worked with SGI’s expert team of highly-experienced law enforcement Bomb Squad Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Together they combined elements of ATA’s former seven-week EIC course and Advanced Explosive Incident Countermeasures (AEIC) three-week course to develop a comprehensive eight-week EIC Course Update. The rewritten course focuses upon practical exercises to reinforce the learning objectives, providing participants with state-of-the art skills and techniques necessary for safe identification, handling, and disposition of explosive materials.
Hive’s Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) worked with another SGI expert team of highly-experienced law enforcement Bomb Squad Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to update ATA’s eight-week Post Blast Investigation (PBI) Course. The rewritten course combines lecture, group discussions, and case studies, extensively complemented by practical exercises, to train foreign partner bomb investigators, bomb squad personnel, and other specialists directly involved in investigating explosions, providing them with state-of-the-art skills and techniques. These include bomb scene investigative techniques, methods of material identification, and analysis of evidence required to identify perpetrators of a bombing or blast-related incident.
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army 20th CBRNE Command
CLIENT: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Antiterrorism Assistance Program
LOCATION: Global
PROFICIENCIES: Instructional Design and Development, Leveraging Technology
Supporting Training Efforts for International Law Enforcement Professionals
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Roswell, New Mexico provides senior-level academic instruction on the latest law enforcement and criminal justice techniques, equipping foreign law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and judges with the skills and knowledge to effectively investigate and combat crime in their respective countries.
Hive International provided operations management, logistics, and strategic alumni engagement support for ILEA Roswell. Hive leveraged expertise in project management, technology, and public diplomacy to engage stakeholders from more than 100 countries. These efforts advanced the policy and mission objectives of ILEA and INL to create an invested group of criminal justice partners that share common interests in global security and progress.
CLIENT: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
LOCATION: United States
PROFICIENCIES: Leveraging Technology, Program Implementation, Project Management, Public Diplomacy and Outreach
Increasing Accountability and Transparency of Foreign Technical Assistance
Team Hive supported the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office at U.S. Embassy Bridgetown (INL Bridgetown) with an initiative to enhance the accuracy and accountability of appropriated funds to INL project activities in the region. In collaboration with INL Bridgetown, our team developed the Eastern Caribbean Project Management Data Portal, which helps INL track, monitor, visualize, evaluate, and report on the impact of INL assistance to our partner nations across the Eastern Caribbean.
CLIENT: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
LOCATION: Eastern Caribbean
PROFICIENCIES: Leveraging Technology