Terrorist Screening Center

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Terrorist Screening Center
Emblem of the Terrorist Screening Center
Active	December 1, 2003 – present^[1] (20 years)
Country	United States
Agency	Federal Bureau of Investigation
Part of	National Security Branch
Headquarters	J. Edgar Hoover Building Washington, D.C.
Abbreviation	TSC
Commanders
Current commander	Michael Glasheen^[2]

The Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is the duty of the TSC to identify suspected or potential terrorists. Though housed within the FBI, the TSC is a multi-agency organization, including representatives from the United States Department of Justice, the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Department of Defense, the United States Postal Service, and various private contractors. It is located in Vienna, Virginia, near Virginia State Route 123.^[3]^[4]

Established by presidential directive^[5] in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the TSC's funding and manpower have significantly increased since that time.

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Duties

The Terrorist Screening Center maintains a database, the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), the aim of which is to contain information about all known or suspected terrorists, and makes this information available to a number of different government agencies, including the federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies, the U.S. State Department, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Transportation Security Administration.

Leadership

The Terrorist Screening Center is headed by a director, who reports to the executive assistant director of the FBI National Security Branch. The current director is Michael Glasheen.

Organization

The Terrorist Screening Center has three branches:

Information Technology Branch – oversees IT planning and systems architecture, including the design, maintenance, and modification of the TSDB that houses the consolidated watch list information
Administration Branch – handles personnel matters, security and guard services, budgetary issues, and logistics and physical space
Operations Branch – houses the TSC's 24-hour, 7-day a week call center, handling inquiries, complaints, and comments from law enforcement
- Nominations Group – responsible for additions, deletions, and modifications to the consolidated watch list.
- Tactical Analysis Group – performs analysis on encounters with potential terrorists to identify usable intelligence and forwards the information to the necessary parties

References

^ Review of the Terrorist Screening Center (PDF) (Report). United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General. June 2005. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^ "Michael Glasheen". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ BRIAN TROMPETER (April 26, 2011). "Vienna Council OKs 9/11 Memorial at Terrorist Screening Center". Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
^ "Vienna tormented by FBI building's non-stop buzz". The Washington Post. June 21, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
^ George W. Bush. Directive on Integration and Use of Screening Information To Protect Against Terrorism (Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6). September 16, 2003.

External links

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Field offices

Organization

Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch	Criminal Investigative Division Critical Incident Response Group National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Behavioral Analysis Unit Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center Violent Criminal Apprehension Program Hostage Rescue Team Crisis Negotiation Unit Special Weapons and Tactics Teams Hazardous Devices School Cyber Division
Human Resources Branch	Academy Behavioral Science Unit National Academy FBI Police
National Security Branch	Counterintelligence Division Counterterrorism Division Communications Exploitation Section High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group Terrorist Screening Center Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
Science and Technology Branch	Criminal Justice Information Services Division National Crime Information Center Laboratory Division
Other branches	Information and Technology Branch Intelligence Branch