The work of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is important and, because of the need to protect our nation's information sources and advantages over international terrorists, criminals and other malicious actors, is not discussed much in the open. But there are things you can learn about NCTC by review of reputable sources. The most important source is testimony of its leadership to Congress. For example, see the statement of The Honorable … [Read more...]
Enhancing IT Support to the Counter Terror Effort: The Challenge
February 22, 2010 By
Several specific and new requirements have been given to the national security community as part of the White House review of security and intelligence systems following the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas day. Collection, processing, organization, and dissemination of information is a priority in the new requirements. This post provides an articulation of some of the technology dimensions of the challenge our nation's counter terror IT … [Read more...]