German Officer Who Posed as Syrian Refugee Accused of Far-Right Terror Plot
He was eventually caught in 2017 trying to retrieve a handgun found by a cleaner in a toilet at Vienna airport. Keep Reading
An Assessment of the U.S. Government’s Domestic Terrorism Assessment
Late in the afternoon on Friday, May 14, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security released one of the more consequential national security reports you likely never heard of. Keep Reading
Domestic Violent Extremism and the Intelligence Challenge
The failure to implement adequate security precautions in Washington revealed critical gaps on the domestic side of the post 9/11 intelligence architecture. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: What White Supremacists Tell Us About Recruitment and Deradicalization
This particular sample of white supremacists had a much higher level of adverse childhood experiences than to be expected in the general population and were as a result more vulnerable to groups that gave out the expectation of belonging. Keep Reading
DHS Launches Warning System to Find Domestic Terrorism Threats on Public Social Media
The Department of Homeland Security has begun implementing a strategy to gather and analyze intelligence about security threats from public social media posts, DHS officials said. Keep Reading
COLUMN: Why We Must Be Able to Charge Offenders with Domestic Terrorism
Domestic terrorism has been a second-tier priority for the United States government since 9/11. Keep Reading
Flat DHS Budget in Biden Request Includes Increases for Cyber Threats, Domestic Terror
Immigration increases include USCIS funding and Office of Professional Responsibility to process CBP, ICE complaints. Keep Reading
Biden Steps Up Federal Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism
The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to combat domestic extremism, increasing funding to prevent attacks, weighing strategies historically used against foreign terrorist groups and more openly warning the public about the threat. Keep Reading
How the Unabomber’s Writings Helped Lead Investigators to His Door 25 Years Ago
No two people write alike. It was something Terry Turchie, the lead FBI agent on the UNABOM Task Force, remembered a creative writing teacher saying to him in school. Keep Reading
Two Years Later, Christchurch Attack Propaganda Flourishes Online
Gunman Brenton Tarrant used in white supremacist propaganda and recruitment with memes, manifesto and tribute videos. Keep Reading
‘This is Our House!’: A Preliminary Assessment of the Capitol Hill Siege Participants
They came to the Capitol from 40 states, and 91% traveled from outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 33 individuals have known military backgrounds. Keep Reading
Al-Qaeda and ISIS Use ‘Great’ Capitol Attack to Inspire Operatives, Incite Violence
"The incident of breaking into the Congress is only a little bit of what will happen to them," says AQAP leader. Keep Reading
Biden Administration Looks to FEMA to Help Combat Domestic Terrorism in Wake of Capitol Attack
The new guidance directed by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was announced by FEMA to state and local officials in a briefing last week, an administration official said. Keep Reading
Biden DHS Plans to Expand Grants for Studying, Preventing Domestic Violent Extremism
"We have successfully advocated for additional funds. We intend to keep building on preventing domestic terrorism departmentwide," one of the officials said. Keep Reading
Senators Demand Intelligence Agencies Produce Months-Late Report on Domestic Terrorism
Senators are pushing the Biden administration to produce a report detailing the threat posed by domestic extremists after relevant agencies ignored their obligation to do so under President Donald Trump. Keep Reading
Agency Founded Because of 9/11 Shifts to Face Threat of Domestic Terrorism
On a Saturday morning in August 2019, a 21-year-old White man with ear protectors, safety glasses and an AK-47-style rifle walked into a crowded Walmart in El Paso, Texas, his pockets bulging with ammunition. Keep Reading
Jan. 6-Inspired Domestic Terrorism Could Threaten U.S. for Next Two Decades
Extremist movements use the deadly riot to recruit and disinformation leaves more people vulnerable to radicalization. Keep Reading
Biden May Have Trouble Cracking Down on Domestic Terrorism Because of Free Speech and the FBI
Several years ago, the FBI began separate terrorism investigations of two white, middle-aged government workers in the D.C. area who appeared to be violent extremists. Keep Reading
FBI Increases Reward to Catch Person Who Planted Pipe Bombs Night Before Capitol Riot
The FBI said that the devices were placed at 310 First Street SE and 430 South Capitol Street SE #3 between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m on Jan. 5, the night before the "Stop the Steal" rally and storming of the Capitol. Keep Reading
White House Focuses on Fight Against Domestic Terrorism
Fears that an untold number of Americans are being radicalized is prompting the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to take a closer look at efforts to counter domestic extremism and at whether enough is being done. Keep Reading