New counterintelligence agency gets first director | Federal Times | federaltimes.com: The newest agency in the intelligence community is picking up steam.
On Dec. 1, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center got its first director — William Evanina, the current director of the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive. He will head both organizations simultaneously.
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center was officially established on Nov. 21, 2014, by James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, to help integrate the functions of several organizations under the Director of National Intelligence.
The agency is responsible for crafting foreign threat assessments, an annual strategy for counterintelligence operations and a list of investigation and operations priorities for the government. The NCSC also produces in-depth espionage damage assessments and creates counterintelligence training standards.
