The Biden administration will unveil new steps to combat the elevated threat posed by domestic terrorism on Tuesday, five months after the attack on the US Capitol, but will not seek legislation to combat home-grown threats for the time being.
Instead, the administration wants more information sharing, more resources to identify and prosecute threats, and new deterrents to keep Americans from joining dangerous groups, according to a national strategy to be unveiled by US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The administration's new approach follows a broad assessment of domestic terrorism earlier this year, which identified white supremacists and militia groups as top national security threats. Following the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump who were attempting to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, the issue took on new urgency.
Better information sharing between state, federal, and local governments, as well as better coordination between the federal government and social media companies, are all part of the strategy. It did not, however, call for new legislation to combat domestic threats.
In addition, Biden is seeking an additional $100 million in funding to train and hire analysts and prosecutors. The administration is working to improve federal screening methods in order to better identify employees who could be insider threats. According to a senior administration official, they want to share those techniques with private companies. A review by the Defense Department is looking into how to define extremists, among other things.
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