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DoD Cyber Workforce Strategy 2023-2027 DOD 09 Mar 2023
National Cybersecurity Strategy - March 2023 The White House 02 Mar 2023
Country Reports on Terrorism 2021 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 27 Feb 2023
Discussion Paper - 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy Australian Government 27 Feb 2023
National Intelligence Estimate - Economic and National Security Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic Through 2026 National Intelligence Council April 2022, Declassified 14 Jan 2023, Released 03 Feb 2023
Countering Human Traffcking: Year in Review (October 2021 to September 2022) DHS Center for Countering Human Traffcking Jan 2023, Released 31 Jan 2023
January 6th Select Committee Materials Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
House Report 117-000: FINAL REPORT - Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol 22 Dec 2022
Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) and Cybersecurity - Threat Landscape EEAS/ENISA 08 Dec 2022
Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan - Latest findings and emerging threats UNODC 01 Nov 2022
Department of the Navy Cyberspace Superiority Vision Dept. of the Navy 28 Oct 2022
FBI, DHS Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism (October 2022) ODNI - FBI/DHS Released 25 Oct 2022
Cyber Operations Enabling Expansive Digital Authoritarianism NIC April 2020, Declassified 05 Oct 2022, Released 25 Oct 2022
National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan for Countering Biological Threats, Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness, and Achieving Global Health Security 18 Oct 2022
NSM-15 - National Security Memorandum on Countering Biological Threats, Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness, and Achieving Global Health Security The White House 18 Oct 2022
National Intelligence Estimate - ISIS Core Rebuilding, Poised to Grow Globally Through 2021 NIC May 2020, Declassified 26 Aug 2022, and Released 08 Sep 2022
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION The White House 01 Sep 2022
Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba DNI Declassified 09 Jul 2022, Released 08 Aug 2022
National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing US Dept. of the Treasury Released 13 May 2022 -- Combating the pernicious impact of illicit finance upon our financial system, economy, and society is integral to strengthening U.S. national security and prosperity. While there has been substantial progress in the United States and globally in addressing this challenge, the U.S. anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime must adapt to an evolving threat environment, along with structural and technological changes in financial services and markets, for continued success in this critical fight.
National Drug Control Strategy 2022 The White House Released 21 Apr 2022
Report to the Secretary of Homeland Security: Domestic Violent Extremism Internal Review Observations, Findings, and Recommendations DHS - Office of the Chied Security Officer 11 Mar 2022
INCSR 2022 - International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control Dept. of State - Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 01 Mar 2022
INCSR 2022 - International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Volume II: Money Laundering Dept. of State - Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs 01 Mar 2022
The 2022 National Money Laundering Risk Assessment U.S. Department of the Treasury 01 Mar 2022
The 2022 National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment U.S. Department of the Treasury 01 Mar 2022
The 2022 National Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment U.S. Department of the Treasury 01 Mar 2022
Countering Human Traffcking: Year in Review (October 2020 to September 2021) DHS Center for Countering Human Traffcking Jan 2022, Released 01 Feb 2022
Memorandum on Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems The White House 19 Jan 2022
Secretary of Defense Memo Regarding Authority to Approve District of Columbia Government Requests for District of Columbia National Guard Support Assistance DoD 30 Dec 2021 -- The secretary of defense issued a memo regarding authority to approve District of Columbia government requests for District of Columbia National Guard support assistance.
Report on Countering Extremist Activity Within the Department of Defense DoD Dec 2021
Country Reports on Terrorism 2020 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 16 Dec 2021
Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade The White House 15 Dec 2021
Executive Order on Establishing the United States Council on Transnational Organized Crime The White House 15 Dec 2021
National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin - November 10, 2021: Summary of the Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland DHS 10 Nov 2021
Updated Assessment on COVID-19 Origins ODNI/NIC 29 Oct 2021
Strategic Framework for Addressing Climate Change DHS Released 21 Oct 2021
Subverting Justice: How the Former President and his Allies Pressured DOJ to Overturn the 2020 Election Senate Judiciary Committee Released 07 Oct 2021
Unclassified Summary of Assessment on COVID-19 Origins ODNI Released 26 Aug 2021
U.S. COVID-19 Global Response and Recovery Framework The White House 01 Jul 2021
Russian GRU Conducting Global Brute Force Campaign to Compromise Enterprise and Cloud Environments NSA/CISA/FBI/UK NCSC 01 Jul 2021
National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism Released 15 Jun 2021
Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism ODNI - FBI/DHS Released 14 May 2021
Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity 12 May 2021
Foreign Threats to the 2020 US Federal Elections National Intelligence Council 10 Mar 2021, Released 16 Mar 2021
Key Findings and Recommendations: Foreign Interference Related to the 2020 US Federal Elections DOJ/DHS 16 Mar 2021
Joint Intelligence Bulletin: Domestic Violent Extremists Emboldened in Aftermath of Capitol Breach, Elevated Domestic Terrorism Threat of Violence Likely Amid Political Transitions and Beyond DHS-FBI-NCTC 13 Jan 2021
Strategic Approach for Arctic Homeland Security DHS 13 Jan 2021 -- The Arctic's expanded relevance, coupled with the Department's significant regional investments, requires DHS to have a unified, deliberate, and forward-looking approach. The Strategic Approach for Arctic Homeland Security fully leverages the broad range of DHS authorities, capabilities, capacity and partnerships to achieve the goals laid out in this document.
DHS Strategic Action Plan to Counter the Threat Posed by the People's Republic of China - Defending the Homeland in the Era of Great Power Competition DHS 12 Jan 2021 -- The DHS Strategic Action Plan to Counter the Threat Posed by the People's Republic of China describes how the Department will continue to leverage the entire Homeland Security Enterprise to respond to the myriad threats posed by the Beijing regime to the American people.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Message to the Joint Force Joint Chiefs of Staff 12 Jan 2021 -- "As Service Members, we must embody the values and ideals of the Nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law. On January 20,202 1, in accordance with the Constitution, confirmed by the states and the courts, and certified by Congress, President-elect Biden will be inaugurated and will become our 46th Commander in Chief."
National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan to the National Strategy for Maritime Security The White House Dec 2020, Released 05 Jan 2021
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' Ethical Principles for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine - United States, 2020 CDC 23 Nov 2020
Criminal Complaint: United States of America v. Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta USAG-WDM 08 OCt 2020
Department of Homeland Security 2020 Homeland Threat Assessment DHS 06 Oct 2020
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Strategic Outlook US Coast Guard Released 17 Sep 2020
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION (Case S8934P) CONCERNING RC-26B OPERATIONS 1 - 4 JUNE 2020 USAF IG Aug 2020
Report of the US SSCI on Russian Active Measures Campaigns & Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election - Volume 5: Counterintelligence Threats and Vulnerabilities USSSCI Released 18 Aug 2020
GEC Special Report: Pillars of Russia's Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem US Dept. of State Aug 2020 -- "(...) this report draws on publicly available reporting to provide an overview of Russia's disinformation and propaganda ecosystem. Russia's disinformation and propaganda ecosystem is the collection of official, proxy, and unattributed communication channels and platforms that Russia uses to create and amplify false narratives. The ecosystem consists of five main pillars: official government communications, state-funded global messaging, cultivation of proxy sources, weaponization of social media, and cyber-enabled disinformation. The Kremlin bears direct responsibility for cultivating these tactics and platforms as part of its approach to using information as a weapon. It invests massively in its propaganda channels, its intelligence services and its proxies to conduct malicious cyber activity to support their disinformation efforts, and it leverages outlets that masquerade as news sites or research institutions to spread these false and misleading narratives."
Raskin, Bonamici, Blumenauer & 114 Members Demand Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland Congressman Jamie Raskin 22 Jul 2020 -- "Reports indicate that at least four federal law enforcement agencies1 have now deployed forces - including undercover officers - to Portland, Oregon to monitor and quell protests without coordination or communication with local officials or law enforcement. These newly deployed officers are in camouflage uniforms with no badge or insignia denoting their agency or identity."
Russia UK Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 21 Jul 2020 -- "The Report covers aspects of the Russian threat to the UK (Cyber; Disinformation and Influence; and Russian Expatriates) followed by an examination of how the UK Government - in particular the Agencies and Defence Intelligence - has responded (Allocation of Effort; Strategy, Co-ordination and Tasking; A Hard Target; Legislation; International Partnerships; and Engagement with Russia)."
Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 24 Jun 2020
Fighting Covid-19 - China in Action State Council Information Office - People's Republic of China Released 07 Jun 2020
LTG Michael Flynn Retired) Transcripts ODNI Declassified and Released 29 May 2020
CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President's Plan for Opening America Up Again CDC May 2020
Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response - Statement of Rick Bright, Ph.D May 14, 2020 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health
Report of the US SSCI on Russian Active Measures Campaigns & Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election - Vol. 4: Review of the Intelligence Community Assessment with Additional Views - Additional declassifications USSSCI Released 2020
Report of the US SSCI on Russian Active Measures Campaigns & Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election - Vol. 4: Review of the Intelligence Community Assessment with Additional Views USSSCI Released 21 Apr 2020
National Interdiction Command and Control Plan The White House 20 Feb 2020
Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy The White House 20 Feb 2020
Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy The White House 20 Feb 2020
Report of the US SSCI on Russian Active Measures Campaigns & Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election - Vol. 3: U.S. Government Response to Russian Activities USSSCI Released 06 Feb 2020
National Drug Control Strategy The White House 03 Feb 2020
Procedures for Approving Direct Action Against Terrorist Targets Located Outside the United States and Areas of Active Hostilities 22 May 2013 -- "This Presidential Policy Guidance (PPG) establishes the standard operating procedures for when the United States takes direct action, which refers to lethal and non-lethal uses of force, including capture operations against terrorist targets outside the United States and areas of active hostilities."
Country Reports on Terrorism 2018 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 01 Nov 2019
Report of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election - Volume 2 Russia's Use of Social Media With Additional Views US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Released 08 Oct 2019
S/2019/570: Letter dated 15 July 2019 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al- Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities addressed to the President of the Security Council UNSC 15 Jul 2019, Released 29 Jul 2019
Report of the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election - Volume 1 Russian Efforts Against Election Infrastructure US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Released 25 Jul 2019
Management Alert - DHS Needs to Address Dangerous Overcrowding and Prolonged Detention of Children and Adults in the Rio Grande Valley DHS OIG 02 Jul 2019
Department of the Navy's Cybersecurity Readiness Review Secretary of the Navy Released 12 Mar 2019
National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel The White House Dec 2018 Released 20 Feb 2019
National Strategy for Aviation Security The White House Dec 2018 Released 20 Feb 2019
S/2019/103: Eighth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat UN Security Countil Released 11 Feb 2019
National Drug Control Strategy Office of National Drug Control Policy Jan 2019
Voices From the Field: FBI Agent Accounts of the Real Consequences of the Government Shutdown FBIAA Jan 2019
Country Reports on Terrorism 2017 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 19 Sep 2018
Summary of the Reengagement of Detainees Formerly Held at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba Director of National Intelligence Released 13 Sep 2018
Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland Against Threats of Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Disturbances DHS 09 Oct 2018
National Strategy for Counterterrorism The White House Released 04 Oct 2018
National Cyber Strategy The White House Released 20 Sep 2018
Department of Defense Cyber Strategy - 2018 - Summary DoD Released 18 Sep 2018
National Biodefense Strategy The White House Released 18 Sep 2018
S/2018/770: Seventh report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat UN Security Council 16 Aug 2018
Senate Intel Committee Releases Unclassified 1st Installment in Russia Report, Updated Recommendations on Election Security US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 08 May 2018
Democratic National Committee v. The Russian Federation, et al. 20 Apr 2018
Russian Targeting of Election Infrastrcture During the 2016 Election - Summary of Draft SSCI Recommendations SSCI 20 Mar 2018
Special Counsel's Office Indictment against thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian companies for committing federal crimes while seeking to interfere in the United States political system, including the 2016 Presidential election. US Dept. of Justice 16 Feb 2018
S/2018/80: Sixth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat UN Security Council 31 Jan 2018
White House Framework on Immigration Reform & Border Security The White House 25 Jan 2018
Putin's Asymmetrical Assault on Democracy in Russia and Europe: Implications for U.S. National Security Senate Foreign Relations Committee 10 Jan 2018
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2017 UNODC 15 Nov 2017
Country Reports on Terrorism 2016 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 19 Jul 2017
S/2017/467: Fifth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat UN Security Council 31 May 2017
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States 06 Mar 2017
2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control US Dept. of State Released 02 Mar 2017
2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes US Dept. of State Released 02 Mar 2017
Fourth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat 02 Feb 2017, Released 7 Feb 2017
Executive Order: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements 25 Jan 2017
Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States - Joint Statement for the Record January 05, 2017 - Senate Armed Services Committee
GRIZZLY STEPPE - Russian Malicious Cyber Activity DHS-NCCIC / FBI Released 29 Dec 2016 -- This Joint Analysis Report (JAR) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This document provides technical details regarding the tools and infrastructure used by the Russian civilian and military intelligence Services (RIS) to compromise and exploit networks and endpoints associated with the U.S. election, as well as a range of U.S. Government, political, and private sector entities. The U.S. Government is referring to this malicious cyber activity by RIS as GRIZZLY STEPPE.
Statement by the President on Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment The White House 29 Dec 2016 -- "Today, I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government's aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election. These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior."
FACT SHEET: Actions in Response to Russian Malicious Cyber Activity and Harassment The White House 29 Dec 2016 -- "Today, President Obama authorized a number of actions in response to the Russian government's aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election in 2016. Russia's cyber activities were intended to influence the election, erode faith in U.S. democratic institutions, sow doubt about the integrity of our electoral process, and undermine confidence in the institutions of the U.S. government. These actions are unacceptable and will not be tolerated."
Department of State Actions in Response to Russian Harassment US Dept. of State 29 Dec 2016 -- The State Department today declared persona non grata 35 Russian officials operating in the United States who were acting in a manner inconsistent with their diplomatic or consular status.
Report on Securing and Growing the Digital Economy Commission on Enhancing National Cyber Security 01 Dec 2016
Changes in Modus Operandi of Islamic State (IS) revisited EUROPOL Released 02 Dec 2016
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2016 - Executive Summary UNODC 24 Oct 2016
S/2016/830: Third report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat UN Security Council 30 Sep 2016
S. REPT. NO. 107- 351 / H. REPT. NO. 107-792: Report Of The Joint Inquiry Into The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001 - DECLASSIFIED Part Four Dec 2002, Released 15 Jul 2016
Country Reports on Terrorism 2015 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 02 Jun 2016
S/2016/501: Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat UN Security Council 31 May 2016
2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US Department of State Released 03 Mar 2016
2016 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US Department of State Released 03 Mar 2016
Plan for Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility DoD 23 Feb 2016 -- "As the President has made clear, closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is a national security imperative. Its continued operation weakens our national security by furthering the recruiting propaganda of violent extremists, hindering relations with key allies and partners, and draining Department of Defense resources."
S/2016/92: Report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat UN Security Council 29 Jan 2016
Routes of illegal shipments of petroleum products in Turkey. Data Defense Ministry Russia MoD 02 Dec 2015 -- As already noted the Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov, the main source of funding for terrorists is the illegal sale of petroleum products.
Speech of the Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov during the briefing "Russian Federation Armed Forces fighting against international terrorist. New data" Russia MoD 02 Dec 2015 -- "Illegal oil revenues are one of the main sources of income for the terrorists in Syria. According to some reports, they make about $2 billion a year on illegal oil trade. Turkey is the main destination for the oil stolen from its legitimate owners, which are Syria and Iraq. Turkey resells this oil. The appalling part about it is that the country's top political leadership is involved in the illegal business President Erdogan and his family."
Letter dated 18 November 2015 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities addressed to the President of the Security Council UN Security Council 19 Nov 2015 -- Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team prepared in accordance with paragraph 13 of Security Council resolution 2214 (2015), in which the Monitoring Team was requested to submit a report on the terrorism threat in Libya posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Ansar al Charia and all other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with Al-Qaida operating in Libya, and on their sources of arms, funding, recruitment, demographics and connections to the terrorist networks in the region and recommendations for additional actions to address the threat.
Remarks by President Obama at the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism The White House 29 Sep 2015
Statement by the Members of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL: The Coalition at One Year US Dept. of State 28 Sep 2015
U.S.-India Joint Declaration on Combatting Terrorism US Dept. of State 23 Sep 2015
Report on U.S. Hostage Policy The White House June 2015
Presidential Policy Directive 29 - Hostage Recovery Activities The White House 24 Jun 2015
Country Reports on Terrorism 2014 Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 19 Jun 2015
The FBI: Protecting the Homeland in the 21st Century 9/11 Review Commission Released 25 Mar 2015
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic: Rule of Terror: Living under ISIS in Syria United Nations 14 Nov 2014 -- "The armed group, the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (hereinafter "the armed group" or "ISIS")1 has made calculated use of public brutality and indoctrination to ensure the submission of communities under its control. (...) This paper is based on first-hand victim and witness accounts describing the impact of ISIS's rule on their lives. In addition, the report is informed by the publications, photographs and video footage distributed by the armed group."
The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Short and Medium Term Estimates for West Africa The World Bank 07 Oct 2014
Remarks by the President After Meeting on Ebola The White House 06 Oct 2014
FACT SHEET: The U.S. Response to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa The White House 06 Oct 2014 -- Since the first cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in March 2014, the United States has mounted a whole-of-government response to contain and eliminate the epidemic at its source, while also taking prudent measures at home. The President last month outlined a stepped-up U.S. response, leveraging more thoroughly the unique capabilities of the U.S. military to support the civilian-led response in West Africa. Domestically, we have prepared for the diagnosis of an Ebola case on U.S. soil and have measures in place to stop this and any potential future cases in their tracks.
FACT SHEET: Comprehensive U.S. Government Approach to Foreign Terrorist Fighters in Syria and the Broader Region The White House 24 Sep 2014
Remarks by the President at U.N. Security Council Summit on Foreign Terrorist Fighters The White House 24 Sep 2014
The Economic Impact of the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: Short and Medium Term Estimates for Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone The World Bank 17 Sep 2014
Press Conference by the President The White House 01 Aug 2014 -- "And when we engaged in some of these enhanced interrogation techniques, techniques that I believe and I think any fair-minded person would believe were torture, we crossed a line. And that needs to be -- that needs to be understood and accepted. And we have to, as a country, take responsibility for that so that, hopefully, we don't do it again in the future."
World Drug Report 2014 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 26 Jun 2014
Country Reports on Terrorism 2013 US Department of State 30 Apr 2014 -- Country Reports on Terrorism 2013 is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f (the "Act"), which requires the Department of State to provide to Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of the Act. The report was published April 2014.
Self-fulfilling prophecies of Terrorism: That basic mistake that all countries commit By Francesco Finucci -- Terrorist studies offer an important point of view to understand how self-fulfilling prophecies work in the field of foreign policy, homeland security and counter-terrorism. After studying five main cases, we concluded how self-fulfilling prophecies studied by W.I. Thomas can be categorized into two kinds: from grievance to terrorism and from non-terrorist threat to terrorist threat. However, in both cases the spiral of hate caused remains devastating. Consequently, a different approach is seems to be a prerogative, in order to effectively hinder the explosion of terrorism in any country.
Review Of The Terrorist Attacks On U.S. Facilities In Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012, Together With Additional Views United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released 15 Jan 2014
Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2013 UNODC 18 Dec 2013 -- "This year's Southeast Asia Opium Survey shows that despite eradication efforts, opium poppy cultivation in the region continues to increase. Poppy cultivation in Myanmar rose 13% from the previous year to 57,800 hectares, more than doubling since 2006. In Lao cultivation levelled off but remains a concern. (...) The best estimate for 2013 opium production in Myanmar alone is some 870 tonnes, the highest since assessments by UNODC and the Government began."
National Biosurveillance Science & Technology Roadmap office of Science and Technology, The White House 25 Oct 2013
Administration White Paper: Bulk Collection Of Telephony Metadata Under Section 215 Of The USA Patriot Act US Dept. of Justice Released 9 Aug 2013 -- "This white paper explains the Government's legal basis for an intelligence collection program under which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtains court orders directing certain telecommunications service providers to produce telephony metadata in bulk. The bulk metadata is stored, queried and analyzed by the National Security Agency (NSA) for counterterrorism purposes. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ("the FISC" or "the Court") authorizes this program under the "business records" provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 50 U.S.C. § 1861, enacted as section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Section 215)."
Country Reports on Terrorism 2012 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 30 May 2013
Transcript of beside hearing of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, before a federal magistrate at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center US District Four for the District of Massachusetts 22 Apr 2013
Tsarnaev Complaint US District Four for the District of Massachusetts 22 Apr 2013
Suspect in Boston Marathon Attack Charged with Using a Weapon of Mass Destruction US Dept. of Justice 22 Apr 2013 -- Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a U.S. citizen and resident of Cambridge, Mass., has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, resulting in the death of three people and injuries to more than 200 people.
Cyber Vision 2025: United States Air Force Cyberspace Science and Technology Vision 2012-2025 13 Dec 2012, Released 27 Mar 2013 -- "Cyber Vision 2025 is the Air Force vision for cyber Science and Technology (S&T) spanning the domains of air, space, cyber, Command and Control (C2), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), and mission support to address current and future threats. Cyber Vision 2025 focuses on S&T in the near, mid and far term that will advance the survivability, affordability, and effectiveness of AF operations. (...) Cyber Vision 2025 articulates a way forward in cyberspace S&T and mission support."
Strategy for Homeland Defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities Department of Defense February 2013 [PDF]
Draft White Paper: Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen Who Is a Senior Operational Leader of Al-Qa'ida or An Associated Force 08 Nov 2011 Released 08 Feb 2013
September 11-12, 2012 Benghazi Attack Accountability Review Board Report Accountability Review Board Released 19 Dec 2012 Unclassified Version[PDF]
DOD Recruiting/Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2012, Through August DoD 09 Oct 2012
Federal Support for and Involvement in State and Local Fusion Centers U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs - Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations Released 03 Oct 2012
Country Reports on Terrorism 2011 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 31 Jul 2012
National Strategy for Biosurveillance The White House Released 31 Jul 2012 -- "There is no higher priority than the security and safety of the American people. As a Nation, we must be prepared for the full range of threats, including a terrorist attack involving a biological agent, the spread of infectious diseases, and food-borne illnesses. The effective dissemination of a lethal biological agent, for instance, could endanger the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and result in untold economic, societal, and political consequences."
Airport Insecurity: TSA's Failure to Cost-Effectively Procure, Deploy and Warehouse Its Screening Technologies House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Released 9 May 2012 -- JOINT MAJORITY STAFF REPORT: During the past ten years, TSA has struggled to cost-effectively utilize taxpayer funding to procure and deploy security equipment at the Nation's 463 airports where TSA provides screening operations.
Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined? by Don Rassler, Gabriel Koehler-Derrick, Liam Collins, Muhammad al-Obaidi, Nelly Lahoud Combating Terrorism Center at Westpoint 03 May 2012 -- This report is a study of 17 de-classified documents captured during the Abbottabad raid and released to the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC). They consist of electronic letters or draft letters, totaling 175 pages in the original Arabic and 197 pages in the English translation. The earliest is dated September 2006 and the latest April 2011. These internal al-Qa`ida communications were authored by several leaders, most prominently Usama bin Ladin.
Remarks of John O. Brennan: "The Ethics and Efficacy of the President's Counterterrorism Strategy" The White House 30 Apr 2012
2012 National Drug Control Strategy Office of National Drug Control Policy Released 17 Apr 2012
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at Northwestern University School of Law US Dept. of Justice 05 Mar 2012
Air Force Priorities for a New Strategy with Constrained Budgets 01 February 2012
AF/ST TR 11-01, Energy Horizons: United States Air Force Energy S&T Vision 2011-2026 31 January 2012
Unclassified Statement for the Record on the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 31 January 2012
Defense Budget Priorities and Choices 26 January 2012
Fact Sheet: The Defense Budget 26 January 2012
Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC), Version 1.0 17 Jan 2012
Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense 05 Jan 2012
Foreign Spies Stealing US Economic Secrets in Cyberspace - Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2009-2011 Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive Oct 2011
Country Reports on Terrorism 2010 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Department of State Released 18 Aug 2011
Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace Department of Defense July 2011 [PDF 3.33 MB]
National Strategy for Counterterrorism The White House Released 29 Jun 2011 -- "As the President affirmed in his 2010 National Security Strategy, he bears no greater responsibility than ensuring the safety and security of the American people. This National Strategy for Counterterrorism sets out our approach to one of the President’s top national security priorities: disrupting, dismantling, and eventually defeating al-Qa‘ida and its affiliates and adherents to ensure the security of our citizens and interests."
Remarks of John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, on Ensuring al-Qa'ida's Demise The White House 29 Jun 2011
Letter from the President on the War Powers Resolution The White House 15 Jun 2011 -- "I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93 148), as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about deployments of U.S. Armed Forces equipped for combat."
International Strategy for Cyberspace The White House Released May 2011
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 5/4/2011 The White House 04 May 2011
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, 5/3/2011 The White House 03 May 2011
DOD Background Briefing with Senior Defense Officials from the Pentagon and Senior Intelligence Officials by telephone on U.S. operations Involving Osama Bin Laden DoD 02 May 2011 -- Presenter: Senior Defense Officials and Senior Intelligence Officials
Secretary Clinton Remarks on the Killing of Usama bin Ladin US Dept. of State 02 May 2011
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, 5/2/2011 The White House 02 May 2011
Press Briefing by Senior Administration Officials on the Killing of Osama bin Laden The White House 02 May 2011
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON OSAMA BIN LADEN The White House 01 May 2011 -- "Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children."
Statement of the Attorney General on the Prosecution of the 9/11 Conspirators US Dept. of Justice 04 Apr 2011 -- "(...)So today I am referring the cases of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Bin Attash, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh, Ali Abdul-Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmed Al Hawsawi to the Department of Defense to proceed in military commissions. Furthermore, I have directed prosecutors to move to dismiss the indictment that was handed down under seal in the Southern District of New York in December, 2009, and a judge has granted that motion."
Executive Order: Periodic Review Of Individuals Detained At Guantánamo Bay Naval Station Pursuant To The Authorization For Use Of Military Force 07 Mar 2011
A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the US Government's Failure to Prevent the Fort Hood Attack U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb 2011 -- On November 5, 2009, a lone attacker strode into the deployment center at Fort Hood, Texas. Moments later, 13 Department of Defense (DoD) employees were dead and another 32 were wounded in the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001.
The U.S. - India Partnership: the fact sheets The White House 08 Nov 2010
DOD Announces Sentence for Detainee Omar Khadr DoD 31 Oct 2010
Details of Omar Khadr Plea Agreement Released DoD 31 Oct 2010
Statement by the President concerning 29 October 2010 Terror Alert The White House 29 Oct 2010
Statement concerning 29 October 2010 Terror Alert The White House 29 Oct 2010
Evaluation of Screening of Air Cargo Transported on Passenger Aircraft (Unclassified Summary) Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General September 2010 -- "This report addresses the strengths and weaknesses of the Transportation Security Administration's screening measures to prevent the introduction ofexplosives into air cargo shipped on passenger aircraft. It is based on interviews with employees and officials of relevant agencies and institutions, direct observations, field testing, and a review ofapplicable documents." [PDF]
Virginia Man Arrested for Plotting Attacks on D.C.-area Metro Stations with People He Believed to Be Al-Qaeda Members US Dept. of Justice 27 Oct 2010
Detainee Pleads Guilty at Military Commission Hearing DoD 25 Oct 2010
Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 16 Sep 2010
Rights Groups File Challenge To Targeted Killing By U.S. Center for Constitutional Rights 30 Aug 2010 -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a lawsuit challenging the government's asserted authority to carry out "targeted killings" of US citizens located far from any armed conflict zone.
Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State August 05, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder Holds a Press Conference Regarding Al-Shabaab Indictments US Dept. of Justice 05 Aug 2010
Fourteen Charged with Providing Material Support to Somalia-Based Terrorist Organization Al-Shabaab US Dept. of Justice 05 Aug 2010
Bottom-Up Review Report US Department of Homeland Security July 2010 -- The Bottom-Up Review Report provides the results of an unprecedented Department-wide assessment of the Department Homeland Security, begun in November 2009, to align the Department's programmatic activities and organizational structure with the mission sets and goals identified in the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. [PDF]
Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 13 Jul 2010
Review of the Department's Preparation to Respond to a WMD Incident U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Evaluation and Inspections Division May 2010 -- "The use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), whether by a hostile nation, a terrorist group, or an individual, poses a potentially serious threat to the United States. One of the greatest concerns is that a WMD may fall into the hands of terrorists or that terrorists will develop their own WMD. (...) This review evaluated the readiness of the Department and its components to respond to a potential WMD incident. In addition, we examined the readiness of Department components' field offices in the National Capital Region (NCR) to respond in a coordinated way to a WMD incident."
Attorney General Eric Holder at the Press Conference Regarding the Times Square Attempted Bombing Department of Justice 04 May 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder on the Times Square Investigation Department of Justice 04 May 2010
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the New York City Police Department on an Arrest in the Times Square Investigation Department of Justice 04 May 2010
The Obama Administration and International Law US Dept. of State 25 Mar 2010
The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative White House - National Security Council Mar 2010
Briefing by Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Brennan, and Press Secretary Gibbs, 1/7/10 The White House 07 Jan 2010
Remarks by the President on Strengthening Intelligence and Aviation Security The White House 07 Jan 2010
Remarks by the President on Security Reviews The White House 05 Jan 2010
Statement by the President on the Attempted Attack on Christmas Day and Recent Violence in Iran The White House 28 Dec 2009
Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed To Get Bin Laden And Why It Matters Today Committee On Foreign Relations - United States Senate 30 Nov 2009 -- "This report by the Committee majority staff is part of our continuing examination of the conflict in Afghanistan. When we went to war less than a month after the attacks of September 11, the objective was to destroy Al Qaeda and kill or capture its leader, Osama bin Laden, and other senior figures in the terrorist group and the Taliban, which had hosted them. Today, more than eight years later, we find ourselves fighting an increasingly lethal insurgency in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan that is led by many of those same extremists. Our inability to finish the job in late 2001 has contributed to a conflict today that endangers not just our troops and those of our allies, but the stability of a volatile and vital region. This report relies on new and existing information to explore the consequences of the failure to eliminate bin Laden and other extremist leaders in the hope that we can learn from the mistakes of the past"
Departments of Defense and Justice Announce Forum Decisions for Ten Guantanamo Bay Detainees DoD 13 Nov 2009
Transcript: Attorney General Announces Forum Decisions for Guantanamo Detainees US Dept. of Justice 13 Nov 2009
Departments of Justice and Defense Announce Forum Decisions for Ten Guantanamo Bay Detainees US Dept. of Justice 13 Nov 2009
President Announces Plan to Expand Fight Against Global H1N1 Pandemic The White House 17 Sep 2009
PCAST Report to the President on U.S. Preparations for 2009-H1N1 Influenza President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology 07 Aug 2009 -- We are pleased to transmit to you the report, U.S. Preparations For 2009-H1N1 Influenza, prepared by your Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). This report examines the strategic issues raised by the likely resurgence this fall of the novel influenza virus called 2009-H1N1. The report reviews the full range of response options for minimizing negative impacts from a fall 2009-H1N1 epidemic and provides an integrated set of recommendations about how to think about hard issues and key policy decisions regarding the epidemic.
Country Reports on Terrorism 2008 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State April 30, 2009
PCAST H1N1 preparations Recommendations and Administration Progress President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) 24 Aug 2009
Report No. 2009-0013-AS: Unclassified Report On The President's Surveillance Program Offices of Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Office of the Director of National Intelligence 10 Jul 2009 -- Title III of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act of 2008 required the Inspectors General (IGs) of the elements of the Intelligence Community that participated in the President's Surveillance Program (PSP) to conduct a comprehensive review of the program. The IGs of the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence participated in the review required under the Act. The Act required the IGs to submit a comprehensive report on the review to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cyberspace Policy Review The White House May 2009 -- The President directed a 60-day, comprehensive, "clean-slate" review to assess U.S. policies and structures for cybersecurity. Cybersecurity policy includes strategy, policy, and standards regarding the security of and operations in cyberspace, and encompasses the full range of threat reduction, vulnerability reduction, deterrence, international engagement, incident response, resiliency, and recovery policies and activities, including computer network operations, information assurance, law enforcement, diplomacy, military, and intelligence missions as they relate to the security and stability of the global information and communications infrastructure.
Protecting Our Security and Our Values The White House 21 May 2009 -- Remarks of President Barack Obama at the National Archives Museum
Former Vice President Cheney - Remarks at the American Enterprise Institute 21 May 2009
DI-1812-1544-09 Worldwide: New 2009-H1N1 Influenza Virus Poses Potential Threat to U.S. Forces. Defense Intelligence Agency. 1 May 2009 [PDF]
U.S. Policy Regarding Pandemic-Influenza Vaccines CBO September 2008
Press Briefing On Swine Influenza, 4/26/09 The White House 26 Apr 2009 -- Ress Briefing On Swine Influenza By Secretary Napolitano, Department Of Homeland Security, John Brennan, Assistant To The President For Homeland Security And Counterterrorism, Dr. Richard Besser, Acting Director, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, And Robert Gibbs, Press Secretary
Memorandum for John Rizzo, Acting General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency: Interrogation of al Qaeda Operative 01 Aug 2002, Released April 2009 [PDF Version 1.95MB]
Memorandum for John Rizzo, Acting General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency: Re: Application of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2340-2340A to the Combined Use of Certain Techniques in the Interrogation of High Value al Qaeda Detainees 10 May 2005, Released April 2009 [PDF Version 1.22MB]
Memorandum for John Rizzo, Senior Deputy General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency: Re: Application of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2340-2340A to Certain Techniques That May Be Used in the Interrogation of a High Value al Qaeda Detainee 10 May 2005, Released April 2009 [PDF Version 3.16MB]
Memorandum for John Rizzo, Senior Deputy General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency: Re: Application of United States Obligations Undert Article 16 of the Convention Against Torture to Certain Techniques That May Be Used in the Interrogation of High Value al Qaeda Detainees 30 May 2005, Released April 2009 [PDF Version 1.22MB]
White Paper of the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan. The White House, 27 March 2009
Remarks by the President on a New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan The White House 27 Mar 2009.
Speech by Afghan Ambassador to the United States Said T. Jawad at Harvard University Embassy of Afghanistan 11 Mar 2009
Memorandum for Daniel J. Bryant, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs - Re: Applicability of 18 U.S C. § 4001(a) to Military Detention of United States Citizens 27 Jun 2002, Released 2 Mar 2009 [PDF Version 3.84MB]
MEMORANDUM FOR DANIEL J. BRYANT, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - Re: Swift Justice Authorization Act 08 Apr 2002, Released 02 Mar 2009 [PDF Version 5.94MB]
Memorandum for William J. Haynes, II, General Counsel, Department of Defense - Re: The President's power as Commander in Chief to transfer captured terrorists to the control and custody of foreign nations 13 Mar 2002, Released 02 Mar 2009 [PDF Version 10.1MB]
MEMORANDUM TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THROUGH THE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL - SUBJECT: DETERMINATION OF ENEMY BELLIGERENCY AND MILITARY DETENTION 08 Jun 2002, Released 2 Mar 2009 [PDF Version]
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES - Re: Status of Certain OLC Opinions Issued in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 15 Jan 2009 -- The purpose of this memorandum is to confirm that certain propositions stated in several opinions issued by the Office of Legal Counsel in 2001-2003 respecting the allocation of authorities between the President and Congress in matters of war and national security do not reflect the current views of this Office. We have previously withdrawn or superseded a number of opinions that depended upon one or more of these propositions. For reasons discussed herein, today we explain why these propositions are not consistent with the current views of OLC, and we advise that caution should be exercised before relying in other respects on the remaining opinions identified below [PDF Version]
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES - Re: October 23, 2001 OLC Opinion Addressing the Domestic Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities October 6, 2008 [PDF Version]
MEMORANDUM FOR ALBERTO R. GONZALES, COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT - RE: Authority for Use of Military Force To Combat Terrorist Activities Within the United States October 23, 2001, Released March 2, 2009 [PDF Version]
National Drug Control Strategy Annual Report 2009 Office of National Drug Control Policy 2009
FY10 Budget Request: Department of Homeland Security Summary Office of Management and Budget Documentation 26 Jan 2009
Executive Order Ensuring Lawful Interrogations Jan. 22, 2009
Executive Order Review of Detention Policy Options Jan. 22, 2009
Executive Order Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities Jan. 22, 2009
Senate Armed Services Committee Inquiry Into The Treatment Of Detainees In U.S. Custody US Senate Armed Services Committee Released 11 Dec 2008 -- "The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody cannot simply be attributed to the actions of "a few bad apples" acting on their own. The fact is that senior officials in the United States government solicited information on how to use aggressive techniques, redefined the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorized their use against detainees. Those efforts damaged our ability to collect accurate intelligence that could save lives, strengthened the hand of our enemies, and compromised our moral authority. This report is a product of the Committee's inquiry into how those unfortunate results came about."
Countering Piracy Off the Horn of Africa: Partnership & Action Plan National Security Council December 2008 [PDF]
World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Dec 2008
06-1195: Boumediene v. Bush 12 Jun 2008 [PDF 640KB]
Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State April 30, 2008
National Strategy for Homeland Security The White House Oct 2007
President Bush Meets with Counterterrorism Team The White House 03 Aug 2007
President Bush Signs "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11" into Law The White House 03 Aug 2007
President Bush Discusses War on Terror in South Carolina The White House 24 Jul 2007
National Intelligence Estimate: The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland Office of the Director of National Intelligence July 2007, Released 17 Jul 2007
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan One Year Summary The White House Released 17 Jul 2007
Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State April 30, 2007 -- "U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism."
Verbatim Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing for ISN 10024, Khalid Sheikh Muhammad 10 Mar 2007, Released: 15 Mar 2007
RESPONSE TO DOJ INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON FBI'S USE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS Federal Bureau of Investigation 09 Mar 2007
ICRC Report on the Treatment of Fourteen "High Value Detainees" in CIA Custody International Committee of the Red Cross February 2007
Transcript: DoD Press Briefing on New Military Commissions Rules 18 Jan 2007 -- Presenter: Principal Deputy General Counsel Dan Dell'Orto and Legal Advisor Brigadier General Thomas Hemingway, Office of Military Commisions
Court Order Filed in ACLU v. Nat'l Security Agency United States Court of Appeals for the Six Circuit 04 Oct 2006 [PDF]
Declassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate "Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States:" dated April 2006 Office of the Director of National Intelligence April 2006, Released Sept. 26, 2006
Letter Exposes New Leader in Al-Qa`ida High Command Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy Released 25 Sep 2006 -- "On 7 June 2006, American military forces executed an air strike on an al-Qa`ida safe-house near Baqouba, Iraq, killing Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, al-Qa`ida‘s commander in Iraq. U.S. and Iraqi forces subsequently acquired numerous documents from that safe-house. (...) The captured letter sheds new light on the friction between al-Qa`ida's senior leadership and al-Qa`ida's commanders in Iraq over the appropriate use of violence."
al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence September 2006 -- "Almost five years after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the United States remains a nation at war. Al-Qaeda and Islamist extremist terrorist groups with like-minded goals and ideologies remain one of the most immediate strategic threats to the national security of the United States. Nonetheless, the threat we face today is quite different from the terrorist threat that we faced prior to September 11, 2001."
Press Conference of the President The White House 15 Sep 2006
Letter to Sen. Warner and Sen. Levin on Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions by retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense 12 Sep 2006 -- "As retired military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces and former officials of the Department of Defense, we write to express our profound concern about a key provision of S. 3861, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, introduced last week at the behest of the President. We believe that the language that would redefine Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions as equivalent to the standards contained in the Detainee Treatment Act violates the core principles of the Geneva Conventions and poses a grave threat to American service-members, now and in future wars."
President's Address to the Nation The White House 11 Sep 2006
President Bush Discusses Progress in the Global War on Terror The White House 07 Sep 2006
Fact Sheet: Progress Report: Fixing the Problems Exposed by the 9/11 Attacks The White House 07 Sep 2006
President Discusses Creation of Military Commissions to Try Suspected Terrorists The White House 06 Sep 2006
Fact Sheet: The Administration's Legislation to Create Military Commissions The White House 06 Sep 2006
Army Publishes New Intelligence Manual Army News Release 06 Sep 2006 -- The U.S. Army announced today the publication of Field Manual (FM) 2-22.3, "Human Intelligence Collector Operations."
Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Deputy Assistant Secretary Stimson and Lt. Gen. Kimmons from the Pentagon 06 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs Cully Stimson and Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence Lt. Gen. John Kimmons
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 Update -- "America is at war with a transnational terrorist movement fueled by a radical ideology of hatred, oppression, and murder. Our National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, first published in February 2003, recognizes that we are at war and that protecting and defending the Homeland, the American people, and their livelihoods remains our first and most solemn obligation. (...) This updated strategy sets the course for winning the War on Terror. It builds directly from the National Security Strategy issued in March 2006 as well as the February 2003 National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, and incorporates our increased understanding of the enemy."[PDF Version [1.64MB]]
06-10204: American Civil Liberties Union et al., v. National Security Aagency / Central et al. Memorandum and Order by Judge Anna Diggs Taylor issued 17 Aug 2006. [PDF]
06-10204: American Civil Liberties Union et al., v. National Security Aagency / Central et al. Judgment and Order for Permanent Injunction by Judge Anna Diggs Taylor issued 17 Aug 2006. [PDF]
Remarks by the President Upon Arrival in Wisconsin The White House 10 Aug 2006
Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Announcing a Change to the Nation's Threat Level for the Aviation Sector US Dept. of Homeland Security 10 Aug 2006 -- The Department of Homeland Security is taking immediate steps to increase security measures in the aviation sector in coordination with heightened security precautions in the United Kingdom
Press Conference with Secretary Chertoff, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Transportation Security Administration Assistant Secretary Kip Hawley, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Other Senior Administration Officials US Dept. of Homeland Security 10 Aug 2006
Statement of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at Press Conference regarding British Airline Terror Plot Dept. of Justice 10 Aug 2006
Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism UK House of Commons - Foreign Affairs Select Committee 02 Jul 2006 -- "This is the seventh Report in a series on foreign policy aspects of the 'war against terrorism'. Our predecessor Committee launched this inquiry following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA. These Reports, supplemented by other Reports on the decision to go to war in Iraq, on British-US relations and on human rights, have contributed to the ongoing debate on both the causes of terrorism and the United Kingdom's response to it."
05-184: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld US Supreme Court 29 Jun 2006 [PDF 1.31 MB]
Draft report - Part II (Explanatory memorandum): Alleged secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers involving Council of Europe member states Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe 07 Jun 2006
Report on the Progress of the Director of National Intelligence in Implementing the "Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004" Office of the Director of National Intelligence May 2006
Government Response to the Intelligence and Security Committee's Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 UK Parliament Intelligence and Security Committee May 2006 -- "This Report sets out a number of conclusions and recommendations based on our work examining the intelligence and assessment prior to the July terrorist attacks in London." [PDF]
Intelligence and Security Committee: Report into the London Terrorist Attacks on 7 July 2005 UK Parliament Intelligence and Security Committee May 2006 -- "On 7 July 2006 fifty-two people were killed in the terrorist attacks in London. The Intelligence and Security Committee has examined the intelligence and security matters relevant to the attacks and I enclose with this letter a Report which covers our findings." [PDF 660KB]
Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Homeland Security Council May 2006 -- "This Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza further clarifies the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental entities, including Federal, State, local, and tribal authorities and regional, national, and international stakeholders, and provides preparedness guidance for all segments of society." [PDF 2.49MB]
Country Reports on Terrorism 2005 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2006 -- "U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism."
Secretary General's report under Article 52 ECHR on the question of secret detention and transport of detainees suspected of terrorist acts, notably by or at the instigation of foreign agencies. Council of Europe 28 Feb 2006
The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned The White House 23 Feb 2006
Prepared Remarks for Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Ohio Terrorism Indictments Press Conference US Dept. of Justice 21 Feb 2006
Situation of detainees at Guantánamo Bay United Nations Comission on Human Rights 16 Feb 2006 -- The present joint report is submitted by five holders of mandates of special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights who have been jointly following the situation of detainees held at theUnited States Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay since June 2004.
Transcript: Press Briefing on the West Coast Terrorist Plot by Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism The White House 09 Feb 2006
Transcript: President Discusses Progress in War on Terror to National Guard The White House 09 Feb 2006
Prepared Statement of Hon. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States 02 Feb 2006 -- Testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Wartime Executive Power and the NSA's Surveillance Authority
Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United State 02 Feb 2006 -- Testimony by Ambassador John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence, before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Transcript: Remarks By General Michael V. Hayden: What American Intelligence & Especially The NSA Have Been Doing To Defend The Nation Office of the Director of National Intelligence 23 Jan 2006
Information Memorandum: Alleged secret detentions in Council of Europe member states Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe 22 January 2006

Legal Authorities Supporting The Activities Of The National Security Agency Described By The President U.S. Department of Justice 19 Jan 2006 -- As the President has explained, since shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001, he has authorized the National Security Agency (“NSA”) to intercept international communications into and out of the United States of persons linked to al Qaeda or related terrorist organizations. The purpose of these intercepts is to establish an early warning system to detect and prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack on the United States. This paper addresses, in an unclassified form, the legal basis for the NSA activities described by the President (“NSA activities”).

Transcript: President Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona The White House 28 Nov 2005
Fact Sheet: Securing America Through Immigration Reform The White House 28 Nov 2005 -- Addressing the Customs and Border Protection agents stationed in southern Arizona, the President discussed the strategy to secure the border, prevent illegal crossings, and strengthen enforcement of immigration laws.
Transcript: Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Press Conference Regarding the Indictment of Jose Padilla US Department of Justice 22 Nov 2005
Jose Padilla Charged with Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Nationals Overseas, Providing Material Support to Terrorists US Department of Justice 22 Nov 2005 -- A federal grand jury in Miami has returned an 11-count superseding indictment that charges Jose Padilla and four additional defendants with conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals and providing material support to terrorists as part of a North American terrorist support cell.
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza National Security Council 01 Nov 2005 -- The National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza guides our preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic, with the intent of (1) topping, slowing or otherwise limiting the spread of a pandemic to the United States; (2) limiting the domestic spread of a pandemic, and mitigating disease, suffering and death; and (3) sustaining infrastructure and mitigating impact to the economy and the functioning of society. [PDF Version]
Letter from al-Zawahiri to al-Zarqawi Released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 9 Jul 2005 but released on 11 Oct 2005 -- Translated version of a letter between two senior al Qa'ida leaders, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, that was obtained during counterterrorism operations in Iraq.
New Orleans Population Survey · Hurricane Evacuation and Sheltering By Dr. Jeanne Hurlbert, LSU Research Professor, Dept. of Sociology and Dr. John J. Beggs, LSU Associate Professor, Dept. of Sociology. Extracted from Annual Interim Progress Report: Assessment and Remediation of Public Health Impacts Due to Hurricanes and Major Flooding Events by Ivor Ll. van Heerden, Ph.D. and Kathryn Streva Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes, Louisiana State University December 21, 2004 -- "The primary focus of this survey is to understand better how individuals in the New Orleans area would be affected by, and would respond to, a major hurricane."
Hamdan, Salim Ahmed vs. Rumsfeld, Donald H. U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit July 15, 2005 [PDF]
Unclassified Executive Summary: Army Regulation 15-6: Final Report Investigation into FBI Allegations of Detainee Abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Detention Facility 09 Jun 2005 -- "This AR 15-6 investigation found only three interrogation acts in violation of interrogation techniques authorized by Army Field Manual 34-52 and DoD guidance. (...) The AR 15-6 found no evidence of torture or inhumane treatment at JTF-GTMO." [PDF]
Country Reports on Terrorism 2004 Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, US Dept. of State 27 Apr 2005 -- "U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism."
Final Report: Assessment of Detainee Medical Operations for OEF, GTMO, AND OIF Office of the Surgeon General of the Army 13 Apr 2005 -- "On 12 November 2004, The Army Surgeon General, LTG Kevin C. Kiley, directed the Commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, MG Lester Martinez-Lopez, to lead a multidisciplinary Functional Assessment Team (the Team) to assess detainee medical operations in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)." [PDF 7.85 MB]
Rail Security Act of 2004. Sponsor: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure) 4 Oct 2004 – Directs the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security to complete a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation. Requires the Under Secretary, based on the assessment, to develop specific prioritized recommendations for improving rail security. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005.
Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support Department of Defense June 2005 [PDF 1.17 MB]
HOOD COMPLETES KORAN INQUIRY SOUTHCOM 03 Jun 2005 -- Brigadier General Jay Hood, commander of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, completed his inquiry into the validity of allegations of Koran mishandling by U.S. personnel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, yesterday.
Enclosure 1: Description of Incidents [PDF]
Enclosure 2: Excerpts from JTF-Guantanamo, Standard Operating Procedures [PDF]
AN FBI INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT By Mike German - The FBI is unable to police itself because it maintains illegitimate, discredited internal investigation and disciplinary procedures, which make it impossible to identify and correct problems inside the agency. This is a critical deficiency that allows all other deficiencies to exist.
A Chronology of Significant International Terrorism for 2004 National Counterterrorism Center 27 Apr 2005 -- "The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) originally compiled this chronology of significant, international terrorist incidents in support of the Department of State's publication "Patterns of Global Terrorism," which was formerly used to fulfill the Department's reporting responsibilities under Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(d). The Department has decided to submit a new report, "Country Reports on Terrorism," in fulfillment of its reporting mandate. As the newly created "knowledge bank" of the U.S. Government on international terrorism, the NCTC is providing this original chronology for the American public." [PDF 2.83 MB]
Civil Action No. 02-299, etc.: In Re: Guantanamo Detainee Cases Memorandum Opinion Issued January 31, 2005 by Judge Joyce H. Green [PDF 3.12Mb]
Civil Action No. 02-299, etc.: In Re: Guantanamo Detainee Cases Order Issued January 31, 2005 by Judge Joyce H. Green [PDF]
Civil Action No. 04-1142: Khalid v. George W. Bush Memorandum Opinion & Order issued January 19, 2005 by Judge Richard J. Leon [PDF 1.48 Mb]
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 03 Jan 2005 -- We, the undersigned, are retired professional military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces. We write to express our deep concern about the nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General, and to urge you to explore in detail his views concerning the role of the Geneva Conventions in U.S. detention and interrogation policy and practice.
PLANNING SCENARIOS: Executive Summaries The Homeland Security Council July 2004 -- "The Homeland Security Council (HSC) - in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the federal interagency, and state and local homeland security agencies - has developed fifteen all-hazards planning scenarios for use in national, federal, state, and local homeland security preparedness activities. These scenarios are designed to be the foundational structure for the development of national preparedness standards from which homeland security capabilities can be measured."
The National Response Plan December 2004 -- In Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-5, the President directed the development of a new National Response Plan (NRP) to align Federal coordination structures, capabilities, and resources into a unified, alldiscipline, and all-hazards approach to domestic incident management. This approach is unique and far reaching in that it, for the first time, eliminates critical seams and ties together a complete spectrum of incident management activities to include the prevention of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from terrorism, major natural disasters, and other major emergencies. The end result is vastly improved coordination among Federal, State, local, and tribal organizations to help save lives and protect America's communities by increasing the speed, effectiveness, and efficiency of incident management. [PDF 4.24 Mb]
Transcript: Attack on U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah US Department of State 07 Dec 2004 -- James C. Oberwetter, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Consul General Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
Civil Action No. 02-299, etc.: Guantanamo Detainee Cases -- Amended Protective Order Issued November 8, 2004 by Judge Joyce H. Green [PDF 157 Kb]
Civil Action No. 04-1519: Salim Ahmed Hamdan v. Donald H. Rumsfeld -- Memorandum Opinion & Order Issued November 8, 2004 by Judge James Robertson [PDF 156 Kb]
Report of an Inquiry into the Alternative Analysis of the Issue of an Iraq-al Qaeda Relationship Office of Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services Committee 21 Oct 2004 -- "This report is the result of an inquiry initiated on June 27, 2003 by Senator Carl Levin, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and conducted by the SASC Minority Staff. The report focuses on 1) the establishment of a non-Intelligence Community source of intelligence analysis in the office of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith; and 2) the extent to which policy makers utilized that alternative source rather than the analyses produced by the Intelligence Community (IC) with regard to the Iraq-al Qaeda relationship." [PDF 206 Kb]
Nuclear Security - Measures to Protect Against Nuclear Terrorism International Atomic Energy Agency 11 August 2004 -- "At its meeting in March 2002, the Board of Governors considered the report entitled Protection Against Nuclear Terrorism: Specific Proposals (GOV/2002/10), and approved in principle the proposals for Agency activities in the area of nuclear security. The Board requested that the Director General should report periodically on progress made in implementation of the proposals and the funding thereof." [PDF]
Nuclear Security - Measures to Protect Against Nuclear Terrorism Supplementary Information to GOV/2004/50-GC(48)/6 [PDF]
Final Report of the 9-11 Commission National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States 22 Jul 2004
03-6696: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld US Supreme Court 28 Jun 2004 [PDF 822 KB]
03-334: Rasul v. Bush US Supreme Court 28 Jun 2004 [PDF 520 KB]
03-1027: Rumsfeld v. Padilla US Supreme Court 28 Jun 2004 [PDF 516 KB]
DoD Provides Details on Interrogation Process 23 Jun 2004 -- The Department of Defense today released documents related to the development of interrogation procedures at Guantanamo. These documents are made available to demonstrate that the actions of the U. S. Defense Department are bound by law and guided by American values.
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003 US Department of State April 2004 -- The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, released April 2004 by the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act. Includes the revised data and corrections released on June 22, 2004. See the remarks by US Secretary of State Colin Powell
Supplementary Material Office of the Deputy Attorney General 1995, Declasified and Released 28 Apr 2004 -- Additional material declassified and released by the US Dept. of Justice. [PDF 1.44 Mb]
Report to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States: The FBI's Counterterrorism Program Since September 2001 Federal Bureau of Investigation 14 Apr 2004 -- "Since the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have implemented a comprehensive plan that fundamentally transforms the organization to enhance our ability to predict and prevent terrorism. We overhauled our counterterrorism operations, expanded our intelligence capabilities, modernized our business practices and technology, and improved coordination with our partners." [PDF 3.44 Mb]
Memo on Instructions on Separation of Certain Foreign Counterintelligence, and Criminal Investigations Office of the Deputy Attorney General 1995, Declasified 10 Apr 2004 -- "The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI have been conducting criminal investigations of certain terrorist acts, (...) we believe that it is prudent to establish a set of instructions that will clearly separate the counterintelligence investigation from the more limited, but continued, criminal investigations." [PDF 785 Kb]
Declassified August 6, 2001 Daily Presidential Brief: Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US The White House Declassiffied and Approved for Release 10 Apr 2004 -- "Clandestine, foreign government, and media reports indicate Bin Ladin since 1997 has wanted to conduct terrorist attacks in the US. Bin Ladin implied in US television interviews in 1997 and 11998 that his followers would follow the example of WOrld Trade Center bombing Ramzi Yousef and "bring the fighting to America."" [PDF 214 Kb]
Testimony by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, before the 9/11 Commission 08 Apr 2004
Testimony by Richard A. Clarke, Former National Coordinator for Counterterrorism, National Security Council, before the 9/11 Commission 24 Mar 2004
Text from Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi Letter Coalition Provisional Authority 12 Feb 2004
Annual Report, Vol. 5: Forging America's New Normalcy: Securing Our Homeland, Protecting Our Liberty The Advisory Panel To Assess Domestic Response Capabilities For Terrorism Involving Weapons Of Mass Destruction 15 Dec 2003 -- "This document represents the fifth and final report of the panel. The strategic vision, themes, and recommendations of the Fifth Annual Report to the President and the Congress of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction were motivated by the unanimous view of the panel that this report should attempt to define a future state of security against terrorism-one that the panel has chosen to call "America's New Normalcy.""
GAO: Drinking Water Security
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General July 17, 2003 -- The USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, enacted by Congress and signed by the President on October 26, 2001, provides expanded law enforcement authorities to enhance the federal government's efforts to detect and deter acts of terrorism in the United States or against United States' interests abroad. Section 1001 of the Patriot Act directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to undertake a series of actions related to claims of civil rights or civil liberties violations allegedly committed by DOJ employees. It also requires the OIG to provide semiannual reports to Congress on the implementation of the OIG's responsibilities under Section 1001. This report - the third since enactment of the legislation - summarizes the OIG's Patriot Act-related activities from December 16, 2002, through June 15, 2003.
Accompanying Letter
S. REPT. NO. 107- 351 / H. REPT. NO. 107-792: Report Of The Joint Inquiry Into The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001 - By The House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence And The Senate Select Committee On Intelligence, December 2002, Released 2003
First Interim Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 08 Jul 2003 -- "The 9/11 Commission will report on the facts and circumstances surrounding the attacks of September 11, 2001. It will review, identify, and evaluate lessons learned and make recommendations for the future. While we analyze the terrorist danger around the world, we are also addressing sensitive policy and intelligence issues across the federal government and beyond. In the last six months, the Commission has launched the most wide-ranging outside investigation of American national security in the history of the United States." [PDF 36 Kb]
Transcript: Background Briefing on Military Commissions 03 Jul 2003 -- "Today the President has determined that six enemy combatants currently detained by the United States are subject to his military order of November 13, 2001. The President determined that there is reason to believe that each of these enemy combatants was a member of al Qaeda or was otherwise involved in terrorism directed against the United States."
"VICTORY Act - Vital Interdiction of Criminal Terrorist Organizations Act of 2003" June 27, 2003
Report of the Government of the United States called for under Security Council resolution 1455 (2003) 22 April 2003 -- "The United States Mission hereby submits the report called for under paragraph 6 of resolution 1455 (2003) (see annex). The Government of the United States welcomes the opportunity to describe in detail the steps it has taken to implement the al-Qa`idah/Taliban sanctions regime, which constitutes a key part of the international community's counter-terrorism efforts." [PDF 166 Kb]
The September 11 Detainees: A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in Connection with the Investigation of the September 11 Attacks Office of the Inspector General, Department of Justice April 2003 -- Pursuant to our responsibilities under the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act) and the Inspector General Act, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) initiated this review to examine the treatment of detainees arrested in connection with the Department's September 11 terrorism investigation. (...) In this report, we discuss the actions of senior managers at the Department, the FBI, the INS, and the BOP, who established the broad policies and led the investigation in response to the September 11 attacks; the actions of the INS, which processed and detained many of the aliens arrested in the aftermath of September 11; and the actions of the BOP, which housed many of the detainees. [PDF 13.2 Mb]
Report to Congress regarding the Terrorism Information Awareness Program -- Detailed Information DARPA May 20, 2003 -- "Since 1996, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been developing information technologies to counter asymmetric threats. Although the individual efforts attacked significant pieces of the problem, they lacked an integrated approach. September 11, 2001, brought home the need for a new research focus on interpretation. Already in possession of individual pieces of the counterterrorism puzzle, DARPA created the Information Awareness Office (IAO) in January 2002 to integrate advanced technologies and accelerated their transition to operationl users." [PDF 1.28 Mb]
Report to Congress regarding the Terrorism Information Awareness Program -- Executive Summary DARPA May 20, 2003 -- "The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is charged with conducting research and development for the Department of Defense (DoD). By doing so, DARPA furnishes DoD with leading-edge technologies to help the department execute its critical national security mission. (...) Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) is such a prototype system/network." [PDF 26.6 Kb]
DoD Military Commission Instructions 02 May 2003 -- The General Counsel of the Department of Defense issued eight military commission instructions that would facilitate the conduct of possible future military commissions. The instructions issued include crimes and elements of offenses as well as other administrative guidance and procedures for Military Commission participants to facilitate the conduct of full and fair trials.
U.S. Department of State Patterns of Global Terrorism 2002 30 April 2003 -- The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report, released April 2003 by the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act.
The National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets February 2003 -- This document defines the road ahead for a core mission area identified in the President's National Strategy for Homeland Security-reducing the Nation's vulnerability to acts of terrorism by protecting our critical infrastructures and key assets from physical attack. This document, the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets, the Strategy, identifies a clear set of national goals and objectives and outlines the guiding principles that will underpin our efforts to secure the infrastructures and assets vital to our national security, governance, public health and safety, economy, and public confidence. [PDF 1.74 Mb]
The National Strategy to Secure CyberSpace February 2003 -- Our Nation's critical infrastructures are composed of public and private institutions in the sectors of agriculture, food, water, public health, emergency services, government, defense industrial base, information and telecommunications, energy, transportation, banking and finance, chemicals and hazardous materials, and postal and shipping. Cyberspace is their nervous system-the control system of our country. Cyberspace is composed of hundreds of thousands of interconnected computers, servers, routers, switches, and fiber optic cables that allow our critical infrastructures to work. Thus, the healthy functioning of cyberspace is essential to our economy and our national security. This National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace is part of our overall effort to protect the Nation. [PDF 981 Kb]
FEMA Readiness Guide FEMA -- In addition to the natural and technological hazards described in this publication, Americans face threats posed by hostile governments or extremist groups. These threats to national security include acts of terrorism and acts of war. The following is general information about national security emergencies. For more information about how to prepare for [PDF 627 Kb] Rather than being a new and unique informational piece, this document is simply the 'National Security Emergencies' chapter out of FEMA's 'Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness' guide.
Are You Ready? How you can stay prepared White House Feb 7, 2003 -- In addition to the natural and technological hazards described in this publication, Americans face threats posed by hostile governments or extremist groups. These threats to national security include acts of terrorism and acts of war. The following is general information about national security emergencies. This document, released by the White House, is simply the 'National Security Emergencies' chapter out of FEMA's pre-existing 'Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness' guide.
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2001 US Dept. of State May 2002
The Immigration and Naturalization Service's Contacts With Two September 11 Terrorists: A Review of the INS's Admissions of Mohamed Atta and Marwan Alshehhi, its Processing of their Change of Status Applications, and its Efforts to Track Foreign Students in the United States U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General 20 May 2002
Management of National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams Office of the Inspector General, DoD -- Report No. D-2001-043 (Project No. D2000LA-0023) (Formerly Project No. 0LA-0117) January 31, 2001 -- The Consequence Management Program Integration Office (CoMPIO) did not manage the WMD-CST program effectively. Specifically, CoMPIO failed to provide adequate guidance, training, and equipment for the 10 CSTs. Additionally, the Army process for certification of the teams lacked rigor and would not provide meaningful assurance. Lastly, safety issues identified by the WMD-CSTs were unresolved. As a result, the program had slipped significantly and none of the teams were fully operational [PDF Version 817 Kb]

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