U.S. government counterterrorism : a guide to who does what /

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Main Authors: Kraft, Michael, 1937- (Author)
Group Author: Marks, Edward, 1934-
Published: CRC Press,
Publisher Address: Boca Raton, FL :
Publication Dates: [2012]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: xli, 365 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index.
ISBN: 9781439851432
1439851433
Index Number: HV6432
CLC: D815.5
D771.233.9
Call Number: D771.233.9/K892
Contents: Foreword / Brian Michael Jenkins -- section I. Programs -- 1. Modern terrorism and the federal government response -- Defining terrorism -- Contemporary terrorism -- Organizational and program response -- the era of "boutique" terrorism -- Hijacking and kidnappings and other techniques -- At home : homeland threats -- U.S. Government counterterrorism response to 9/11 -- The era of terrorism and religion -- After 9/11 -- 2. Definitions of terrorism -- More definitions of terrorism versus "freedom fighter" -- U.S. definitions -- State Department -- Other U.S. Government definitions -- 3. Counterterrorism legislation -- Economic sanctions -- Nonstate actors -- Long-arm statute -- Civil suits -- After 9/11 -- USA Patriot Act -- Military commissions Act of 2006, amended by the Military Commissions Act of 2009 -- Guantanamo -- Other legislation enacted or modified since September 11, 2001 -- National Intelligence Reform Act -- FISA Amendments Act -- Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act -- Secure Fence Act -- Authorization for Use of Military Force Act -- Terrorist Bombings Convention Implementation Act -- International Emergency Economic Powers Act -- Public Health Safety and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act -- Project Bioshield Act -- List of counterterrorism laws -- 4. Countering violent extremism -- International programs -- Strategy and policy -- Organizations and programs -- Department of State -- Department of Defense -- Domestic programs -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- Department of Justice, FBI -- National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) -- Department of Treasury -- The White House -- 5. U.S. counterterrorism training programs -- Department of Justice/FBI -- State and local anti-terrorism training program -- Counterterrorism section of the National Security Division -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives -- Department of Homeland Security -- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center -- Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Department of State -- Countering terrorism financing -- Justice Department -- Weapons of mass destruction : countering bioterrorism -- Department of Defense -- Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System -- Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
6. Countering terrorism financing -- Interagency coordination of CTF training and technical assistance -- Key activities of the TFWG -- Legal framework to criminalize terrorist financing -- Financial regulatory supervision to protect integrity of the banking system -- financial Intelligence Unit as the link between the private and public sectors -- Law enforcement investigations to track down terrorist financiers -- Judicial/prosecutorial process to bring terrorist financiers to justice -- State Depart Counterterrorism Finance Unit, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism -- Treasury -- Financial Criminal Enforcement Network -- Department of Justice -- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) -- Drug Enforcement Administration -- Intelligence community -- Financial Action Task Force -- United Nations Security Council Counterterrorism Committee -- 7. Counterterrorism research and development programs -- Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- R & D at individual agencies -- Agriculture Department -- Department of Energy -- Department of Justice -- The FBI -- Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center -- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) -- National Institutes of Health -- 8. Cyber terrorism -- The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative -- DHS-DOD agreement -- Department of Homeland Security -- National Cybersecurity Division -- EINSTEIN Program -- Exercises and planning -- Department of Defense -- Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy -- National Security Agency -- Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Division -- Central Intelligence Agency -- State Department -- 9. Weapons of mass destruction -- Diplomatic and strategic priorities for combating WMD terrorism -- State Department bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation -- Department of Defense Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs -- Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs -- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs (ASD/GSA) -- Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and America's Security Affairs -- Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System -- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response -- Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations -- Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority -- Centers of Disease Control and Prevention -- National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office -- Coast Guard -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection -- Transportation Security Administration -- Office of Intelligence and Analysis -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) -- Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration -- Emergency response -- Office of Intelligence and Counterterrorism -- Justice Department/FBI -- Agriculture Department/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- Interagency coordination -- Nonproliferation and Arms Control Technology Working Group (PAC TWG) -- Senior Interagency Coordination Group.
Section II. Agencies. 10. The intelligence community -- Programs -- Organizational structure and leadership -- Resources and budgets -- Interagency cooperation -- Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) -- National Counterterrorism Center -- Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive -- Information sharing environment -- Information Sharing Council -- Information Sharing and Fusion Centers -- Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group -- Intelligence community components -- Central Intelligence Agency -- United States Department of Defense (DOD) -- Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence -- Defense Intelligence Agency -- United States Department of Energy, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence -- United States Department of Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence and Analysis -- Coast Guard Intelligence -- United States Department of Justice : Directorate of Intelligence, Federal bureau of Investigation -- Intelligence Division, Drug Enforcement Administration -- United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research -- United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence -- 11. Department of Defense -- Office of the Undersecretary of defense for Policy -- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict and Interdependent Capabilities -- Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism -- Unified combatant command -- U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) -- Joint Task force Guantanamo Bay -- National Defense University -- International CT Fellowship Program -- Combating Terrorism Center at West Point -- Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence -- Defense Intelligence Agency -- Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs OASD (PA) -- Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America's Security Affairs -- Defense Threat Reduction Agency -- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -- 12. Department of Homeland Security -- Directorate for Management -- Directorate for National Protection and Programs -- Office of Infrastructure Protection -- Regional directors and protective security advisors -- National Infrastructure Coordinating Center -- Regional Resiliency Assessment Program -- Site assessments -- Directorate for Science and Technology -- Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis -- Fusion Centers -- Office of Operations Coordination and Planning -- Biological Threats and Biodefensive Policy -- Office for Counterterrorism Policy -- Cybersecurity Section -- Office of State and Local Law Enforcement -- Office of Strategic Plans -- Office of International Affairs -- Private Sector Office -- Homeland Security Advisory Council : countering extremist violence -- Homeland Security Grant Program -- Office of Health Affairs (OHA) -- Cybersecurity Division -- Office of Cybersecurity and Communications -- National Cybersecurity Division -- Domestic Nuclear Detection Office -- Immigration and customs enforcement -- Customs and border protection -- Coast Guard -- United States Secret Service -- Transportation Security Administration -- Federal Emergency Management Agency -- Training.
13. Department of Justice -- National Security Division -- Counterterrorism section -- Office of Intelligence -- Operations section -- Litigation section -- Office of Justice for victims of overseas terrorism -- Law and Policy Office -- Office of Immigration Litigation -- Training -- Bureau of Justice -- State and Local Anti-terrorism Training (SLATT) 00 Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training -- International Criminal INvestigative Training Assistance Program -- 14. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Headquarters -- Counterterrorism Division -- Directorate of Intelligence -- Terrorist Screening Center -- Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate -- Terrorism Financing Operations Section -- Strategic Information and Operations Center -- FBI Fly Team -- Field offices -- Joint terrorism task forces -- Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit -- Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center -- "Most Wanted Terrorists" program -- Multipurpose programs : overseas, training -- Cyber Division -- National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force -- 15. Department of Health and Human Services -- Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response -- Office of Policy and Planning -- Division for At-risk Individuals, Behavioral Health, and Human Services Coordination -- Division of Biosafety and Biosecurity -- Division of Policy and Strategic Planning -- Division of Medical Countermeasure Strategy and Requirements -- Division of Health Systems and Health Care Policy -- Division of International Health Security -- Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations -- Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority -- Office of Global Health Affairs -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Coordinating Office for Global Health -- Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response -- Division of Emergency Operations -- Division of State and Local Readiness -- Division of Strategic National Stockpile -- Division of Select Agents and Toxins -- The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic and Infections -- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
16. Department of State -- Office of the Coordinator for counterterrorism -- Directorate of Homeland Security and Multilateral Affairs -- Office of Trans-regional Affairs and Designations -- Operations Directorate -- Directorate of Programs and Policy -- Counterterrorism Finance Unit -- Terrorist Interdiction Program -- Directorate of Regional Affairs -- Bureau of Diplomatic Security -- Antiterrorism Assistance Program -- Overseas Security Advisory Council -- Rewards for Justice Program -- Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and PUblic Affairs -- Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications -- Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement -- Bureau of Political-military Affairs -- Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement -- Bureau of Consular Affairs -- Bureau of Intelligence and Research -- Bureau for International Security and Nonproliferation -- Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism -- Office of Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction -- Bureau of Economic, Energy, and business Affairs -- Office of Terrorism Finance and Economic Sanctions Policy -- Office of the Legal Advisor -- Office of Law Enforcement and Intelligence -- Foreign Service Institute -- Additional Department of State organizations and initiatives : Geographic bureaus, functional bureaus -- U.S. Agency for International Development -- Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration -- Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor -- Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization -- 17. Department of the Treasury -- The Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence -- Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime -- Office of Intelligence and Analysis -- Office of Foreign Assets Control -- List of specially designated nationals and blocked persons -- Counterterrorism sanctions -- Violations of OFAC sanctions -- OFAC information for industry -- Financial Criminal Enforcement Network (FinCEN) -- 18. Supporting departments -- Department of Commerce -- Bureau of Industry and Security -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Department of Energy -- National Nuclear Security Administration -- NNSA Domestic and International Emergency Response Programs and Training -- Office of Intelligence and Counterterrorism -- Department of Transportation -- Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response -- Nuclear Regulatory Agency -- Office of Nuclear Security and Emergency Response -- Intelligence Liaison and Threat Assessment Branch -- State and Tribal Programs -- 19. Congress -- Budget -- Oversight -- 20. Interagency coordination and the whole of government -- Who manages the terrorist threat? -- Organizational culture -- Major official legislation and reports -- National security structure of the Federal Government -- National Security Council -- Homeland Security Council -- National Security Council and Homeland Security Council role -- "Whole government" -- Intelligence community -- Department of Homeland Security -- Department of Defense -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Treasury Department.