Laboratory Information:
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
1131 Chapel Crossing Road
Glynco, GA 31524
Website: http://www.fletc.gov
Agency/Department: Dept. of Homeland Security
Region: Southeast
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Ms. Dee Sheppe
Phone: 912-267-2591
Fax: (912) 267-2861
Email: dee.sheppe@dhs.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
FLETC was established in 1970 as a bureau
of the Department of the Treasury, and at the time was known as the
Consolidated Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (CFLETC). Training operations began in temporary
facilities in Washington, D.C. In the summer of 1975, the newly renamed Federal Law Enforcement
Training
Center (FLETC) was relocated to the former Glynco Naval Air Station near Brunswick, Ga., and training
began at
that location.
On March 1, 2003, FLETC was formally transferred from the
Treasury Department to the newly created Department
of Homeland Security, along with 20 other agencies. The move reflected the centrality of the FLETC's
mission in
support of the unified homeland security effort, which was initiated following the terrorist attacks
of September 11,
2001.
Mission of the Laboratory:
The FLETC trains those who protect our
homeland. The FLETC serves as an interagency law enforcement
training organization for approximately 90 federal agencies. The FLETC also provides services to state,
local,
tribal, and international law enforcement agencies.
Facilities:
The FLETC is headquartered in Glynco, Ga.,
near the port city of Brunswick, halfway between Savannah, Ga.,
and Jacksonville, Fla. In addition, the FLETC operates two other residential training sites in
Artesia, N.M., and
Charleston, S.C. The FLETC also operates a nonresidential in-service requalification and advanced training
facility in Cheltenham, Md., for use by agencies with large concentrations of personnel in the Washington,
D.C.,
area.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Patent License Agreements
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Gaming/Virtual World/Interactive Training for Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement Training Applications
- Online Training for Law Enforcement Personnel
- Simulation for Law Enforcement Training
