President Trump Calls For Establishment Of National Vetting Center
On February 6, 2018, President Donald Trump signed a National
Security Presidential Memorandum to establish a National Vetting
Center (NVC) “to coordinate the efforts of departments and
agencies to better identify individuals seeking to enter the
country who present a threat to national security, border security,
homeland security, or public safety.”
A statement issued by the White House said the NVC, to be led by
the Department of Homeland Security, “will help fulfill the
President’s requirement that departments and agencies improve
their coordination and use of intelligence and other information in
the vetting process.”
The statement says:
The Federal Government’s current vetting efforts are ad hoc,
which impedes our ability to keep up with today’s threats. The
NVC will better coordinate these activities in a central location,
enabling officials to further leverage critical intelligence and
law enforcement information to identify terrorists, criminals, and
other nefarious actors trying to enter and remain within our
country. The NVC’s operations will adhere to America’s
strong protections for individuals’ privacy, civil rights, and
civil liberties. The Administration’s top priority is the
safety and security of the public, and the NVC will empower our
frontline defenders to better fulfill that obligation.
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