National Counterterrorism Center
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| Supervisory authority (s) |
 Director of National Intelligence
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| Consist | since August 27, 2004 | ||
| Headquarters | Liberty Crossing Complex, McLean , VA | ||
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Director of the NCTC Russell Travers (acting) |
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| Employee | secret | ||
| Website | www.nctc.gov | ||
The National Counterterrorism Center (official abbreviation NCTC , German Nationale Antiterror-Zentrale ) is an American agency for the intelligence analysis and fight against terrorism directed against US interests . It reports to the Director of National Intelligence and exercises an advisory function towards him, which it realizes as an information collection point for various federal authorities. The current director is Russell Travers , who serves on an acting basis. On December 19, Joseph Maguire was confirmed by the US Senate as the new director of the NCTC, but the appointment by the president is still pending. It is comparable to the Joint Terrorism Defense Center (GTAZ) in Germany .
Supporting organizations
The NCTC integrates information from various ministries and other federal agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency , the Department of Justice , the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the State Department , the Defense Department , Homeland Security , the Department of Energy , the Department of the Treasury , the Department of Agriculture , the Department of Transportation , the Department of Health and Human Services , the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the United States Capitol Police .
history
The NCTC is the direct successor authority of the former Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), which was founded on May 1, 2003. It was presented at the State of the Union Address in 2003 by US President George W. Bush . The organization should integrate and coordinate the intelligence activities of various federal agencies ( Department of Homeland Security , FBI Counterterrorism Division , Counterterrorist Center of the Director of Central Intelligence and the Department of Defense ). Reports were made to the Director of Central Intelligence who, after consulting with the Director of the FBI, the Attorney General , the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, also appointed the Chairman of the TTIC.
The NCTC was finally founded by Executive Order 13354 (August 27, 2004). The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (December 17, 2004, effective June 15, 2005) established it by federal law and placed it under the Director of National Intelligence. The previous TTIC was incorporated into the NCTC.
Previous directors
| No. | image | Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
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John O. Brennan | 2004-2005 | provisional |
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Vice Admiral ( ret. ) John Scott Redd | 2005-2007 | |
| 3 |
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Michael E. Head | 2007-2011 | between 2007 and 2008 also deputy director of the NCTC |
| 4th |
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Matthew G. Olsen | 2011-2014 | |
| 5 |
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Nicholas Rasmussen | 2014-2017 | |
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Russell Travers
(provisional) |
2017 - today |
See also
Web links
- National Counterterrorism Center - official website
- US Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens Julia Angwin, Wall Street Journal , December 12, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ How We Do It. Archived from the original on May 7, 2006 ; accessed on December 31, 2018 (English).
- ^ White House: Fact Sheet: Strengthening Intelligence to Better Protect America , Jan. 28, 2003.
- ^ White House: Fact Sheet: Strengthening Intelligence to Better Protect America , Feb. 14, 2003.
- ^ White House: Executive Order National Counterterrorism Center August 27, 2004
- ↑ Executive Order 13354. (PDF) National Counterterrorism Center, August 27, 2004, archived from the original on January 12, 2017 ; accessed on December 31, 2018 (English).
- ↑ INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM PREVENTION ACT OF 2004. (PDF) Archived from the original on July 8, 2006 ; accessed on December 31, 2018 (English).