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Join NCITE for a virtual discussion on local law enforcement’s role in preventing attacks by violent extremists in the U.S.
How big is the domestic terrorism problem in the U.S.?
The FBI has 1,000 active investigations in all 50 states related to foreign terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State. At the same time, the FBI ended last year with 2,700 active investigations into domestic terrorism. It has been one of the most active threat periods for law enforcement in recent history.
Many of these federal investigations begin at the local law enforcement level. Since 9/11, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has stood up a robust counterterrorism operation that has been responsible for preventing dozens of terrorist plots. As the threats to the homeland have evolved over the years, so has NYPD’s approach.
NCITE will examine these and other issues at a virtual keynote discussion with NYPD Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT).
Weiner is the deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism for the NYPD. She began her career with the department in 2006, overseeing the Counterterrorism Operations and Analysis Section. She is the first woman to serve as deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism in the police department’s 178-year history.
The event, moderated by NCITE senior faculty researcher Seamus Hughes, will discuss the trends, developments, policy responses, and future of violent extremism with a focus on NYPD’s role in preventing attacks in America.
Distinguished Guest: Rebecca Weiner
Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Ulam Weiner oversees the New York City Police Department’s Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau, managing investigative, analytical, operational, and engagement efforts across the domains of counterterrorism, counterintelligence, criminal intelligence, infrastructure and event protection, cyber threat intelligence, and geopolitical risk. She develops and implements policy and strategic priorities for the Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau and publicly represents the NYPD in matters involving counterterrorism and intelligence.
Prior to assuming command of the Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau, Deputy Commissioner Weiner oversaw the NYPD’s counterterrorism operations and analysis section, developing an internationally-recognized intelligence and threat analysis program. She also served as the first representative of local law enforcement on the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Intelligence Council, where she focused on transnational crime and terrorism. Deputy Commissioner Weiner previously served as assistant commissioner for intelligence analysis, legal counsel to the Intelligence Bureau’s Intelligence Analysis Unit, and team leader for the Middle East & North Africa, overseeing intelligence collection and analysis related to threats associated with those regions.
Prior to joining the NYPD in 2006, Deputy Commissioner Weiner was an international security fellow at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; a biotechnology consultant at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; and a science and technology research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Deputy Commissioner Weiner graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in History & Literature, and cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2005 with a juris doctorate. She is an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia’s School for International and Public Affairs, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board member of the Leadership in Counterterrorism Alumni Association, and she was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York in 2006.
