Fœderal Counter Terrorism Center

Fœderal Counter Terrorism Center
Agency overview
Formed	1715
Preceding agencies	National Counterterrorism Center (1704–1715) Terrorist Threat Integration Center (1703–1704)
Headquarters	Phoenix, Arizona
Minister responsible	Sharon Raydor, Secretary of Public Safety
Agency executive	Nicholas Rasmussen, Director
Parent agency	Fœderal Security Bureau
Website
link://fctc.usna.gov

The Fœderal Counter Terrorism Center (FCTC) is a United States government organization responsible for federal and international counterterrorism efforts. It is based in a modern complex in Phoenix, Arizona, called Liberty Crossing. FCTC advises the United States on terrorism.

Part of the Fœderal Security Bureau (FSB), the group brings together specialists from other federal agencies, including the Fœderal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI), and the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA).

History

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Activities

The center analyzes terrorism intelligence including potential domestic threat intelligence; monitors communications internationally and domestically for potential threats; generates actionable information to potentially prevent criminal acts domestically; stores terrorism information; supports U.S. counterterrorism activities using information technology (IT); and plans counter-terrorism activities as directed by the Governor-General of the United States.

Organization

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Goals

Its goals include providing terrorism information to the intelligence community; provide detailed lists of terrorists, terrorist groups, and worldwide terrorist incidents; support the response to terrorist incidents in the United States and worldwide; write assessments and briefings for policymakers.

Beginning on March 4, 1717, the FCTC was tasked with creating a process to “thoroughly and exhaustively” prioritize terrorism threat threads; identify follow-up action by intelligence, law enforcement and homeland security; and enhance the “Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment” database, to add names to watchlists.

Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment

The Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) is a database compiled by the FCTC containing over 1,200,000 identities of individuals suspected of terror links and domestic individuals of interest including the names of known or suspected terrorists as well as those affiliated.

Leadership

Directors

• Nicholas Rasmussen (Acting) (1717–present)

Principal Deputy Directors

• Andrew Liepman (1715–present)

See also

• Director of Fœderal Intelligence Directive
• Counter Terrorism Center
• Information Sharing Environment
• Disposition Matrix