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National Counterterrorism Center seal. The NCTC is an organization within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Vice Admiral John Scott Redd, Director of the NCTC

Mr. Michael E. Leiter, Principal Deputy Director of the NCTC.

The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is a United States government organization responsible for national and international counterterrorism efforts. NCTC advises the United States on terrorism.

The precursor organization of NCTC, the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC), established on May 1, 2003, was created by President George W. Bush by Executive Order 13354. President Bush announced the creation of TTIC in his 2003 State of the Union Address. TTIC was established in response to recommendations by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission) that investigated the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Among other things, the 9/11 Commission concluded that "none of the measures adopted by the U.S. government before 9/11 disturbed or even delayed the progress of the al Qaeda plot." [1]

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 renamed TTIC to NCTC and placed it under the United States Director of National Intelligence.

NCTC:

• Analyzes terrorism intelligence(except purely domestic terrorism);

• stores terrorism information;

• Supports U.S. counterterrorism activities using information technology (IT); and

• plans counterterrorism activities as directed by the President of the United States, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council.

NCTC Goals:

• provide terrorism information to the intelligence community.

• products, such as detailed lists of terrorists, terrorist groups, and worldwide terrorist incidents.

• support the response to terrorist incidents in the U.S. and worldwide.

• NCTC will write assessments and briefings for policymakers.

Directors

• John O. Brennan (Acting) (2004-2005)
• Vice Admiral (Ret.) John Scott Redd (2005-present)

Principal Deputy Directors

• Arthur M. Cummings (2004-2005)
• Kevin R. Brock (2005–2007)
• Michael E. Leiter (2007-present)

• Director of Central Intelligence Directive

• NCTC Website
• Office of the Director of National Intelligence Website
• NCTC News Story on Appointment of Michael Leiter and retirement of Kevin Brock
• News about new NCTC on FBI website
• BBC News article with internal photograph