David S. Kris
Assistant Attorney General for National Security
Welcome to the National Security Division. Created by the
reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act in March 2006, the Division
merges the primary national security elements of the Department
of Justice, fulfilling a key recommendation of the March 2005 report
of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United
States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD Commission). The
Division consists of the Counterterrorism and Counterespionage
Sections; the Office of Intelligence, which consists of three sections
(i.e., Operations Section, Oversight Section, and Litigation Section);
a new Law and Policy Office; the Office of Justice for Victims
of Overseas Terrorism; and an Executive Office.
Please feel free to contact us at nsd.public@usdoj.gov or
202-514-1057.
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