National Security Division

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The National Security Division is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for coordinating and enforcing the nation’s counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and other national security-related legal efforts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency component
division of the United States Department of Justice
areaOfActivity enforcement of national security statutes
foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations oversight
litigation involving classified information
collaboratesWith Department of Defense
United States Department of Homeland Security
surface form: Department of Homeland Security

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
coordinatesWith Federal Bureau of Investigation
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
surface form: United States Attorneys’ Offices

United States Intelligence Community
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employerOf intelligence law attorneys
national security prosecutors
ensuresComplianceWith Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
federal criminal laws related to espionage
federal criminal laws related to national security cybercrime
federal criminal laws related to terrorism
focusesOn espionage threats
national security cyber threats
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
terrorism threats
handles legal issues involving foreign agents and espionage
legal issues involving foreign intelligence collection
legal issues involving terrorism financing and support
hasHeadquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalAuthority United States federal law
mission to coordinate the Department of Justice’s national security-related legal activities
to protect the United States against threats to national security through the enforcement of federal law
oversees Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act litigation for the Department of Justice
counterintelligence prosecutions policy
counterterrorism prosecutions policy
national security cyber-related legal matters
parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
partOf United States Department of Justice
responsibleFor counterintelligence legal efforts in the United States
counterterrorism legal efforts in the United States
national security-related legal enforcement
sector law enforcement
national security
subjectOf United States national security law
typeOfJurisdiction national security
worksOn policy related to counterintelligence investigations
policy related to counterterrorism investigations
policy related to foreign intelligence surveillance

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United States Department of Justice oversees National Security Division