United States Department of Justice National Security Division

The United States Department of Justice National Security Division (NSD) is the division of the DOJ that handles all national security functions of the Department. Created by the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization, the Division consolidated all of the Department's national security and intelligence functions into a single Division. The Division is headed by the Assistant Attorney General for National Security.

History

The National Security Division was created under Section 506 of the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization,[1] which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on March 9, 2006.[2]

It consolidated the Department's national security efforts within one unit, bring together attorneys from the Counterterrorism Section and Counterespionage Section of the Criminal Division and from the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review (OIPR), with their specialized expertise in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and other intelligence matters. This fulfilled a recommendation of the Iraq Intelligence Commission (Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction).[3]

In 2010, its budget was $88 million.[4]

Leadership

The head of the National Security Division is an Assistant Attorney General for National Security (AAG-NS) appointed by the President of the United States. The current AAG-CR is Lisa O. Monaco, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in June, 2011.

Organization

The National Security Division is overseen by Assistant Attorney General David S. Kris. The Assistant Attorney General is assisted by three Deputy Assistant Attorneys General, who are all career attorneys, who each oversee a different branch of the Division's sections.

List of Assistant Attorneys General

Name President
nominating		 Announcement Nomination sent
to the Senate		 Confirmation
by the Senate		 Sworn in Left office
Kenneth Leonard Wainstein[5] George W. Bush March 13, 2006 March 13, 2006 September 21, 2006[6] September 28, 2006[7] March 30, 2008, to become Homeland Security Advisor (Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism)[8]
J. Patrick Rowan George W. Bush June 19, 2008[9] June 19, 2008[10] September 26, 2008[11][12][13] October 3, 2008[12] January 20, 2009[14]
David S. Kris Barack Obama January 22, 2009[15] February 11, 2009[14] March 25, 2009[16] -- --
Lisa Monaco Barack Obama March 17, 2011[17] March 17, 2011[17] June 28, 2011[18] July 1, 2011[19] March 8, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005." Government Printing Office.
  2. ↑ "H.R.3199 Major Congressional Actions." THOMAS.
  3. ↑ "Fact Sheet: USA PATRIOT Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005." United States Department of Justice 2 March 2006.
  4. ↑ "DEPARTMENT Of JUSTICE", Government Printing Office. Retrieved 7 aug 2011
  5. ↑ Presidential Nomination: Kenneth Leonard Wainstein
  6. ↑ http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/WCPD-2006-09-25/pdf/WCPD-2006-09-25-Pg1658-2.pdf
  7. ↑ #06-655: 09-28-06 Kenneth L. Wainstein Sworn in as First Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division
  8. ↑ Ken Wainstein, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
  9. ↑ Personnel Announcement
  10. ↑ Nominations Sent to the Senate
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 results.gov : Resources For The President's Team
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Nomination Press Release - Assistant Attorney General | The White House
  15. ↑ Obama Picks Critic of Warrantless Wiretapping for Slot at Justice Dept. - NYTimes.com
  16. ↑ U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Lisa Monaco Nominated To Lead DOJ National Security Division
  18. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/us/politics/29brfs-3JUSTICEDEPT_BRF.html/ 3 Justice Dept. Nominees Are Confirmed
  19. ↑ Meet the Assistant Attorney General

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