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Domestic Terrorism

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Domestic Violent Extremism Poses Heightened Threat in 2021

The ODNI assessment was drafted by the National Counterterrorism Center, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and DHS, and includes contributions from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency. All agencies involved are mindful of the duty to respect privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties and to act within the authorities granted to them as they seek to put together as complete an intelligence and analytic picture as is possible. 

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Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program

The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program provides funding for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education with funds to establish or enhance capabilities to prevent targeted violence and terrorism.

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DHS Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence

The DHS Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted violence explains how the department will use the tools and expertise that have protected and strengthened the country from foreign terrorist organizations to address the evolving challenges of today.

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Written testimony of DHS Acting Secretary Elaine Duke for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “World Wide Threats: Keeping America Secure in the New Age of Terror”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Elaine Duke addresses the threats facing the Nation and what DHS is doing to confront them.

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Reference Aid: US Violent White Supremacist Extremists

Violent White Supremacist Extremists (WSE) are defined as individuals who seek, wholly or in part, through unlawful acts of force or violence, to support their belief in the intellectual and moral superiority of the white race over other races. The mere advocacy of political or social positions, political activism, use of strong rhetoric, or generalized philosophic embrace of violent tactics may be constitutionally protected activities.

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Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships

The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) is the lead office for coordinating and implementing targeted violence and terrorism prevention efforts within the DHS.

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About the Campaign

"If You See Something, Say Something®" is a national campaign that raises public awareness of the indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, as well as the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement.

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Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats

One of the Department’s top priorities is to resolutely protect Americans from terrorism and other homeland security threats.

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Secretary Napolitano's Testimony on "Eight Years after 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland"

Testimony of Secretary Napolitano before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, "Eight Years after 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland" (Written Testimony) given September 30, 2009 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building.