Immediately prior to joining NCTC,Leiter served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In this role,Mr. Leiter assisted in the establishment of the ODNI and coordinated all internal and external operations for the ODNI,to include relationships with the White House,the Departments of Defense,State,Justice,and Homeland Security,the Central Intelligence Agency,and Congress. He was also involved in the development of national intelligence centers,including NCTC and the National Counterproliferation Center,and their integration into the larger Intelligence Community. In addition,he served as an intelligence and policy advisor to the Director of National Intelligence and his Principal Deputy.
He became director of the NCTC in 2007,and was asked to stay on by the Obama administration in 2009. On June 9,2011,President Obama praised and thanked Mike Leiter in a statement regarding his resignation;"Serving in two Administrations since 2007,Mike led the National Counterterrorism Center with dedication and unwavering determination during challenging and demanding times and our nation is grateful for his many contributions to our safety and security. Mike has been a trusted advisor to me and to the entire national security team,providing us with an in-depth understanding of terrorist activities that affect our Nation's security. I am confident that Mike will be leaving the National Counterterrorism Center,the counterterrorism community,and the nation in a significantly stronger position to confront the terrorist threats we face."[3]
Following his departure from the NCTC in 2011,Leiter joined the data analysis software firm Palantir Technologies as senior counselor to CEO Alex Karp. His role was stated to be to develop and optimize market strategy,business practices and internal operations.[10] Leiter also became a counterterrorism,cybersecurity and national security analyst for NBC News shortly thereafter.[11] Since becoming a part of Palantir Leiter has continued to publicly speak and participate in forums for discussion of national security and counterterrorism.[12][13][14]
Leiter joined Leidos as executive vice president for business development and strategy in November 2014.[15] He currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Head of Integration at Leidos and reports to the Chief Executive Officer.[16] In this role,he is responsible for leading the integration management team that is responsible for all planning activities associated with the transaction to combine Leidos and Lockheed Martin's Information Systems and Global Solutions (IS&GS) business. The merger is expected to close in late 2016.[16] Leiter rose to president of the Leidos defense group before leaving the company in January 2017.[17]
In September 2017,Leiter joined international law firm Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom in Washington,D.C. as a partner in its national security practice.[18]
In 2020,Leiter,along with over 130 other former Republican national security officials,signed a statement that asserted that President Trump was unfit to serve another term,and "To that end,we are firmly convinced that it is in the best interest of our nation that Vice President Joe Biden be elected as the next President of the United States,and we will vote for him."[19]
Under Leiter's service,the NCTC was publicly criticized for failing to identify the threat posed by a known extremist,Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,who on Christmas Day 2009 succeeded in boarding a Delta airplane in Amsterdam rigged with an explosive device that failed to detonate over Detroit,Michigan. Abdulmutallab was wrestled down by a passenger amidst a smokey fire which put an end to the incident.
In an article printed by The New York Times on December 31,2009,[20] the agency,which was stood up specifically to coordinate counterterrorism information,was said to have failed to accomplish its mission,even where several valid leads were available and known among multiple intelligence agencies,including information directly communicated to the CIA by the Abdulmatallab's father who feared his son had been radicalized. Though Michael Leiter was not himself mentioned,the New York Times piece described the NCTC as the weak link in the series of significant intelligence operations.[20]
On January 2,2010,Leiter issued the following statement. "The failed attempt to destroy Northwest Flight 253 is the starkest of reminders of the insidious terrorist threats we face. While this attempt ended in failure we know with absolute certainty that Al-Qaeda and those who support its ideology continue to refine their methods to test our defenses and pursue an attack on the Homeland. Our most sacred responsibility is to be focused on our mission—detecting and preventing terrorist attacks from happening on our soil and against U.S. interests. The American people expect and deserve nothing less."
James Gordon Meek of New York's Daily News issued a story on January 7 stating that Leiter remained on a ski holiday until "several days after Christmas" quoting two U.S. Officials. The article reported that "people have been grumbling that he didn't let a little terrorism interrupt his vacation". On balance,it was stated that "Leiter has long been well-regarded" and "President Obama,himself,stayed in Hawaii [on vacation] until January 4". There was no reference to Leiter conducting investigation or evaluation from his remote vacation site.[21]
The Daily News story by Meek was inaccurate and was updated in the Daily News the next day,ABC news Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper reported that Leiter was indeed at his post at the NCTC during the events of December 25,2009. In the report,Denis McDonough,National Security Staff Chief of Staff,said that "Leiter was -- throughout the events of December 25,2009 -- indeed at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean,Virginia,and intimately involved in all aspects of the nation's response to the attempted terrorist attack -- to include coordinating intelligence,examining terrorist watch-listing,and briefing Members of Congress." He Continued,"Director Leiter engaged in regular,repeated,and extended classified discussions with the White House,the President's National Security Staff located in Hawaii,the Director of National Intelligence,the Department of Homeland Security,various members of Congress and their staffs,and of course the National Counterterrorism Center."[22]
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