Welcome to the New Jersey InfraGard Website

The InfraGard is a project initiated by the Federal government through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (www.fbi.gov) and the National Infrastructure Protection Center in Washington D.C. The NIPC has recently been folded into the Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov). The New Jersey InfraGard is run and administered locally by a board of directors and the chapter membership, composed of corporations and businesses large and small, educational institutions, and others interested in protecting their information systems. Additional information on this program can be found on the national website (www.infragard.net).

The goal and mission of the New Jersey InfraGard chapter is to improve and extend information sharing between the FBI, the private sector, and the public sector.  In furtherance of this goal and in response to The 9/11 Commission Report, the FBI created Field Ingelligence Groups (FIG) within each FBI field office.  The Newark Field Office FIG is an active particpant in the New Jersey InfraGard Chapter.


Meetings

The New Jersey Chapter meets on the third Tuesday of the month, except for a 60 day summer hiatus between July and August. Most meetings are open, meaning that non-members can attend, however some meetings are for members only and are clearly announced as such. The meeting program is a series of presentations by security professionals, both member and non-member, government and private, oriented toward education, awareness and information sharing. The meetings are announced on our web site calendar as well as on an email mailing list. If you wish to join the announcement list, please send a blank email with the subject 'subscribe' to announcements@njinfragard.org or just click the preceding email address.

Membership

To apply to become a memeber of the NJ InfraGard you must fill out an application and submit to a background investigation.  Fill out the application on-line (requires acrobat) or print it out and fill it in (must be typed). Send the completed form to:

Federal Bureau of Investigation
100 Davidson Avenue
Suite 209
Somerset, NJ 08873
Attention: Special Agent Jim O'Neill

The following United States Government-issued Security Clearances are Qualified Substitutes for the records check required for InfraGard Membership:

  1. Confidential
  2. Secret
  3. Top Secret

An InfraGard Applicant/Member may submit evidence of their possession of one of the above clearances to expedite the initial processing and periodic renewal of their InfraGard Membership.

In addition,  members must be willing to abide by the chapter by-laws in addition to the national by-laws (updated 5-14-2004).

If you would like more information about membership or would like to obtain official forms to join please send an email to membership@njinfragard.org.