Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III acknowledged that the idea makes him nervous, but the commission that he leads to assess the domestic response to terrorism recommended to the president and Congress that a new intelligence agency be formed to . . . . Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III acknowledged that the idea makes him nervous, but the commission that he leads to assess the domestic response to terrorism recommended to the president and Congress that a new intelligence agency be formed to collect and analyze threat data inside the U.S. The fourth annual report by Gilmore's commission recommends the formation of an independent intelligence fusion center within the executive branch of the government that would operate separately from all other federal agencies and would have a data collection arm within the U.S. The new agency, dubbed the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), would be staffed by intelligence analysts who would be permanently transferred to it from the CIA, the FBI and the Defense Department. It would also include liaison officers from state and local governments and the private sector. The link for this article located at ComputerWorld is no longer available. . Ex-Governor of Virginia, James S. Gilmore III, leads a commission investigating the equilibrium between individual privacy rights and national security in assessing threats.. Privacy Policy, National Security, Intelligence Analysis, Government Agency, Threat Assessment. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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