The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) is a "round-the-clock cyber threat monitoring and mitigation center for state and local governments" operated by CIS as a partnership with the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS).[2] MS-ISAC was established in late 2002, and officially launched in January 2003, by William F. Pelgrin, then Chief Security Officer of the state of New York.[12] Beginning from a small group of participating states in the Northeast, MS-ISAC came to include all 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia, as well as U.S. Territorial, Tribal, and Local governments. In order to facilitate its expanding scope, in late 2010 MS-ISAC "transitioned into a not-for-profit status under the auspices of the Center for Internet Security", a transition facilitated by CIS having "an established reputation for providing cybersecurity resources to the public and private sectors".[12][13]