The United States National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the president of the United States for consideration of national security,military,and foreign policy matters. Based in the White House,it is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States,and composed of senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.
The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior cabinet-level United States government official,required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) and to direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (NIP). All IC agencies report directly to the DNI. The DNI also serves,upon invitation,as an advisor to the president of the United States,the National Security Council,and the Homeland Security Council on all intelligence matters. The DNI,supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI),produces the President's Daily Brief (PDB),a classified document including intelligence from all IC agencies,handed each morning to the president of the United States.
The Counterterrorism Division (CTD) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. CTD investigates terrorist threats inside the United States,provides information on terrorists outside the country,and tracks known terrorists worldwide. In the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001,CTD's funding and manpower have significantly increased.
The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is a United States government organization responsible for national and international counterterrorism efforts. It is based in Liberty Crossing in McLean,Virginia. NCTC advises the United States on terrorism.
Joseph Maguire is an American officer who served as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and Acting Director of National Intelligence under President Donald Trump. He retired from the United States Navy as a vice admiral in 2010 after 36 years of military service. Prior to retiring from active duty,he was the deputy director for strategic operational planning at National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
Michael E. Leiter is the former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC),having served in the Bush administration and been retained in the Obama administration. A statement released by the White House announced his resignation,effective July 8,2011. His successor,Matthew G. Olsen,was sworn in on August 16,2011. 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.
Richard A. Falkenrath Jr. served as deputy commissioner of counter-terrorism of the New York City Police Department from 2006 to 2010. He was the third person to hold this position. His predecessors were Frank Libutti and Michael A. Sheehan.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's Mission Center forCounterterrorism is a division of the CIA's Directorate of Operations,established in 1986. It was renamed during an agency restructuring in 2015 and is distinct from the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC),which is a separate entity. The most recent publicly known Assistant Director for Counterterrorism Mission Center was Chris Wood who led the organization from 2015 to 2017.
Juan Carlos Zarate is an American attorney and security advisor who served as the deputy national security advisor for combating terrorism during the George W. Bush administration. He is the chairman and co-founder of the Financial Integrity Network,a Washington,D.C.-based consulting firm,and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The Analysis Corporation (TAC) was the Intelligence Solutions business of Global Defense Technology &Systems,Inc. (GTEC),now Sotera Defense Solutions,a defense contracting company. Based in McLean,Virginia,it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Strategies Group Inc.,the operating company of GTEC. From its inception in 1990 to its dissolution in 2012,TAC worked on projects in the counterterrorism and national security realm by supporting national watchlisting activities as well as other counterterrorism requirements.
Matthew Glen Olsen is an American attorney who has served as the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division since 2021. He is the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) was a proposed federal anti-terror agency to be created in India,modelled on the National Counterterrorism Center of the US. The proposal arose after the 2008 Mumbai attacks a.k.a. 26/11 attacks where several intelligence and operational failures revealed the need for a federal agency with real time intelligence inputs of actionable value specifically to counter terrorist acts against India. The proposal has however met with much criticism from the Chief Ministers of various states who saw it as a means of weakening India's federalism,So finally the proposal was discarded saying already exists coordinating mechanisms in the system and government denied the need of NCTC.
Lisa Oudens Monaco is an American attorney,former federal prosecutor and national security official who has served as the thirty-ninth United States deputy attorney general since April 21,2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Elizabeth D. Sherwood-Randall is an American national security and energy leader,public servant,educator,and author currently serving as the 11th United States Homeland Security Advisor to President Joe Biden since 2021. She previously served in both the Clinton and Obama Administrations and held appointments at academic institutions and think tanks.
Nicholas J. Rasmussen is the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC),a United States government organization. He was sworn in on December 18,2014 and was replaced by Russell Travers on December 24,2017.
David J. Glawe was the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis from January 2017 to May 2020 and is currently the President and CEO of the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Lora Shiao is an American intelligence officer serving as the chief operating officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She served as the Acting Director of National Intelligence from January 20,2021 to January 21,2021.
Brett Michael Holmgren is an American intelligence official who served as assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research in the Biden administration. He currently serves as the acting director for the National Counterterrorism Center.
Christine Sandra Abizaid is an American intelligence officer who was the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in the Biden administration.
Troy A. Miller is an American law enforcement official currently serving as the Acting Commissioner of the United States Customs and Border Protection,a position he previously held between January and December 2021. From December 2021 to November 2022 he served as the Deputy Commissioner.
