The Value of a JCAT Fellowship:
JCAT’s Federal Fellowship Program integrates state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) first responders and public safety professionals into the Intelligence Community (IC). JCAT fellows work alongside IC personnel from NCTC, DHS, and FBI, and lend their subject matter expertise and field perspective to JCAT production, outreach and education, and support of the public safety community.
During the fellowship, JCAT fellows can expect to:
- Work at the National Counterterrorism Center under tri-seal leadership, alongside NCTC, FBI, and DHS analysts and support staff.
- Produce clear, relevant, federally coordinated threat information on significant international terrorism or terrorism-related events that have the potential to impact local or regional public safety conditions in the United States.
- Ensure terrorism-related information intended for state, local, tribal, and territorial entities is presented in a usable format that is, to the extent possible, unclassified, to facilitate further dissemination.
- Brief relevant JCAT products to state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector (SLTTP) partners to broaden awareness of various terrorism threats and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), as well as highlight considerations and resources to address them.
- Provide advocacy and work with IC partners to tailor products to address the intelligence needs and requirements of SLTTP counterterrorism partners.
- Conduct outreach to the IC and strengthen partnerships with SLTTP partners to further enhance the awareness and understanding of the SLTTP role in counterterrorism through fellowship and outreach.
After their fellowship, JCAT fellows return home to their departments with:
- Deep insights into U.S. Government efforts to counter violent extremism impacting communities nationwide.
- Enhanced understanding of the federal counterterrorism landscape-roles, missions, capabilities, and current initiatives that can be leveraged to support state and local CT efforts.
- Knowledge of current and emerging threat streams drawn from NCTC’s access and role as the nation’s primary organization for integrating and analyzing counterterrorism information and strategic operational planning for counterterrorism activities by the U.S. Government.
- Strong understanding of the intelligence cycle and how terrorism threats and TTPs might impact officer safety, tactics development, training requirements, equipment purchases, staffing, and resource decisions.
- Network of recognized counterterrorism experts drawn from professional interactions with the IC, NCTC, DHS, FBI, and other federal agencies; access to SLTT alumni nationwide.
- Critical thinking, tradecraft, and analytic skills developed through participation in IC training courses, on-the-job training, and analytic mentoring programs that pair JCAT fellows with federal level analysts.
Qualifications:
At the SLTT level in one or more of the following areas: law enforcement, fire service, multiagency task forces, long-term investigations, public safety, public health, intelligence, critical infrastructure, or information sharing/homeland security. First responder experience is highly desirable.
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Experience conducting research and analysis to produce intelligence assessments for the SLTT community; interpreting investigative information and extrapolating data for analysis, evaluation, and dissemination to appropriate officials; and identifying trends and knowledge gaps relating to terrorist plans, intentions, and capabilities for the SLTT community. Fusion Center experience is highly desirable.
Opportunities
JCAT offers federal fellowship opportunities to public safety professionals—law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire service, intelligence, homeland security, emergency management, and public health officials—from SLTT agencies. This highly competitive program is sponsored by NCTC, DHS, and FBI and requires a six-month to one-year commitment in McLean, Virginia, if selected.
Applicants must be a current employee from a SLTT agency, possess a working knowledge of the terrorism and homeland security information needs of SLTT partners, and have the ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.
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