National Counterterrorism Center Acting Director Russ Travers spoke Aug. 13 in Omaha at the DoDIIS Worldwide 2018 conference, which focused on how the Intelligence Community can revolutionize its work through the use of data.
Chairman Burr, Vice Chairman Warner, and members of the committee—thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you today. I would like to add my special thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the Committee staff, as well as many officers at ODNI and NCTC, as I have recently become aware there is a tremendous amount of preparation that goes into a confirmation hearing.
Closing out his tenure as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Nicholas J. Rasmussen discusses the evolving challenges of a complex terrorism threat environment. Carnegie President William J. Burns moderates.
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After working under three presidents, Nick Rasmussen is stepping down as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. In an exit interview, he tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how terrorism threats have changed since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.