Kurzbeschreibung
Original publisher: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2004. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)56201698 Subject: Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- United States. Excerpt: ... 9 Let me take a moment to describe to you how we operate. A po-lice officer checks the National Crime Information Center, NCIC database, during a routine traffic stop and may be directed to con-tact the TSC for assistance in the identification process. We run the name through our database to determine if the person is a posi-tive match. If positive or inconclusive, we pass the information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Counterterrorism Watch, which then coordinates with the local joint terrorism task force or the case agent, who then directly responds to the police officer. For example, two individuals were arrested for speeding. We were contacted and assisted in identifying one of these individuals as a known or suspected terrorist. This encounter significantly im-pacted a long-term investigation confirming the immeasurable value of bringing local law enforcement into the war on terrorism. The State Department plays an essential role opposite the screening center. Since December 1, we have reviewed over 54,000 security advisory opinions. Eighty of the visa applicants were de-termined to be associated with terrorism. Fifty-three visas have been revoked due to the actions at the Terrorist Screening Center. We have approached this enormous and complex challenge to consolidate terrorist watchlists by implementing a phased-in ap-proach. Since December 1, we have had the ability to, one, make the names and identifying information of terrorists accessible to Federal, State, and local law enforcement; two, have a system for properly reviewing whether a known or suspected terrorist should be included in or deleted from additional screening processes; three, administer a process to ensure that persons who may share the same name with a known or suspec...