The Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment ( TIDE ) is the U.S. government's central database on known or suspected international terrorists, and contains highly classified information provided by members of the Intelligence Community such as CIA , DIA , FBI , NSA , and many others.
11-691: As of February 2017, there are 1.6 million names in TIDE. In 2008, more than 27,000 names were removed from the list when it was determined they no longer met the criteria for inclusion. According to the FBI, international terrorists include those persons who carry out terrorist activities under foreign direction. For this purpose, they may include U.S. persons (U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents). The Terrorist Identities Group (TIG) , located in NCTC 's Information Sharing & Knowledge Development Directorate (ISKD) ,
22-859: Is a United States government organization responsible for national and international counterterrorism efforts. It is based in Liberty Crossing in McLean, Virginia . NCTC advises the United States on terrorism. Part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence , the center brings together specialists from other federal agencies, including the CIA , the FBI , the Department of Defense , and
33-488: Is a huge, secretive US anti-terrorism database for Canada specifically, "Tuscan" (Tipoff US/Canada), revealed by Canada’s access to information system. The database is used by both the US and Canada, and applies to all borders, not just airports; it is provided, in addition to US personnel, to every Canadian border guard and immigration officer, who have the power to detain, interrogate, arrest and deny entry to anyone listed on it. It
44-707: Is believed to contain information on about 680,000 people thought to be linked with terrorism. The list was created in 1997 as a consular aid. It was repurposed and expanded after 9/11, and again in 2016. The names in Tuscan come from the US Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (Tide), which populates various US traveller databases, Canada’s Tuscan and the Australian equivalent, "Tactics". National Counterterrorism Center The National Counterterrorism Center ( NCTC )
55-684: Is responsible for building and maintaining TIDE. From the classified TIDE database, an unclassified, but sensitive, extract is provided to the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center , which compiles the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB). This database, in turn, is used to compile various watch lists such as the TSA's No Fly List , State Department's Consular Lookout and Support System , Homeland Security's Interagency Border Inspection System , and FBI's NCIC ( National Crime Information Center ) for state and local law enforcement. There
66-544: The Department of Homeland Security . The idea of a center to merge intelligence on terror threats was proposed by the 9/11 Commission following the completion of its investigation into the September 11 attacks , the deadliest attack in world history. Plans to create such a center were announced by President George W. Bush in his January 2003 State of the Union address . On May 1, 2003, Executive Order 13354 established
77-768: The Information Awareness Office and its proposed mass surveillance . In August 2019, The Daily Beast reported that the NCTC had begun to work on counterintelligence to combat domestic terrorism. The center analyzes terrorism intelligence including potential domestic threat intelligence; monitors communications internationally and domestically for potential threats; generates actionable information to potentially prevent criminal acts domestically; stores terrorism information; supports U.S. counterterrorism activities using information technology (IT); and plans counter-terrorism activities as directed by
88-740: The NSA and the CIA , and is in charge of the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) database. It also operates the publicly accessible Worldwide Incidents Tracking System database. The NCTC's Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) database contains more than 1.2 million identities of people who are known to be terrorists, suspected of it, or linked to people who are. Source: 38°55′59″N 77°12′18″W / 38.933°N 77.205°W / 38.933; -77.205 Pattern analysis Too Many Requests If you report this error to
99-680: The President of the United States , the National Security Council , and the Homeland Security Council . It provides terrorism information to the intelligence community ; makes detailed lists of terrorists, terrorist groups, and worldwide terrorist incidents; supports the response to terrorist incidents in the United States and worldwide; and writes assessments and briefings for policymakers. The NCTC has access to various databases , including those from
110-488: The "Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment" database, to add names to watchlists. In 2012, United States Attorney General Eric Holder granted NCTC the authority to collect, store, and analyze extensive data collections on U.S. citizens compiled from governmental and non-governmental sources for suspicious behavior through pattern analysis and to share the databases with foreign states. The effort has drawn controversy for its pre-crime effort, which has been likened to
121-801: The Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC). In 2004, the center was renamed NCTC and placed under the United States Director of National Intelligence by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act . After the Christmas 2009 terrorist attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 , the NCTC was tasked with creating a process to "thoroughly and exhaustively" prioritize terrorism threat threads; identify follow-up action by intelligence, law enforcement, and homeland security; and enhance
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