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Counterterrorism

Country Reports on Terrorism - U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation.
CRS Reports on Terrorism - CRS: Congressional Research Service, a "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events.
Dark Web Terrorism Research - The Artificial Intelligence Lab projects aim to develop and evaluate scalable techniques for collecting and analyzing international terrorism phenomena.
Europa - Summaries of EU legislation - Fight against terrorism - Presents the main aspects of European Union (EU) legislation in a concise, easy-to-read and unbiased manner. It forms part of the Europa portal, which is published by the EU institutions.
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Counterterrorism - Part of a vast national and international campaign dedicated to defeating terrorism.
A Military Guide to Terrorism in the 21 Century - A handbook including an overview of the history of terrorism, descriptions of terrorist behaviors and motivations, a review of terrorist group organizations, and the threat posed to our forces, both in the United States and overseas.
Terrorism and Homeland Security - From RAND, a world leader in terrorism research and analysis.
Terrorism Response - Emergency Response Resources - From CDC Workplace Safety & Health Topics.
United Nations Action to Counter Terrorism - UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, key documents, and more.
United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) - The mandate of the CTITF is to enhance coordination and coherence of counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system.
United Nations Counter-Terrorism Online Handbook - Provides Member States with current and relevant information on the United Nations' and its entities' work and resources contributing to countering terrorism.
U.S. Department of State: Counterterrorism Office - The mission of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) is to develop and lead a worldwide effort to combat terrorism using all the instruments of statecraft

Cyber Security

Cybersecurity -- Defense.gov Special Report
Cybersecurity - Nextgov - Articles, news and blogs.
Byting Back - Regaining Information Superiority Against 21st-Century Insurgents - Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report - The SISTR offers analysis and discussion of threat activity over a six-month period. It covers Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, malicious code, Phishing, spam and security risks as well as future trends.

Government Agencies

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - An independent agency, responsible to the President through the DCI, and accountable to the American people through the intelligence oversight committees of the U.S. Congress.
Defense Technical Information Center - DTIC contributes to the management and conduct of Defense research, development and acquisition efforts.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) - FATF is an inter-governmental body. Objectives "are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system."
National Security Council (NSC) - in the White House.
Office for Victims of Crime: Terrorism and Mass Violence - Helps, services and resources for victims.
National Security Agency - Central security service.
NJ Department of Law and Public Safety- provides statewide law enforcement and emergency response services, and other related services.
Office of the Secretary of Defense - in US Department of Defense.
U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century Hart-Rudman Commission - Initiated out of a conviction that the entire range of U.S. national security policies and processes required examination in light of new circumstances that lie ahead.
The U.S. Intelligence Community - A coalition of 17 agencies and organizations within the executive branch that work both independently and collaboratively to gather the intelligence necessary to conduct foreign relations and national security activities.

E-Reference (Freely Available)

CIA World Factbook - Provides information about the geography, people, governments, economies, communications, militaries, and more of 266 geographic entities.
Defense Almanac - Information about the Department of Defense -- its people, organization, equipment, and funding.
DoD Dictionary of Military Terms - Searchable dictionary of military definitions.
Intelligence & Security Encyclopedia - Explains issues of espionage, intelligence and security most frequently in the news.
Security Reference Guide - Hosted by Seth Fogie and Cyrus Peikari
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E-Books & Texts (Freely Available)

Google Books

Directory of Open Access Books
E- Books on Security - From University of Pennsylvania Digital Library.
The Combined Arms Research Library Digital Collections - Monographs on military studies, military history, stability and support operations, and more.
Institute for Security Technology Studies(ISTS) -- Library - Open ISTS publications.
National Security Archive - Provides electronic briefing books, such as The Pentagon's Counterspies.
Terrorism and Security Collection in NAP - E-books from National Academies Press.

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