On March 11, 2024, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered opening testimony at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing for the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The opening testimony and public hearing is available to view here, and remarks as delivered are below.
On October 31, 2023, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid delivered testimony at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs annual hearing on threats to the Homeland, alongside FBI Director Christopher Wray and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The testimony and public hearing is available to view here, and her Statement for the Record is below.
DNI Haines Opening Statement on the 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
On March 8, 2023, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered opening testimony at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing for the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. DNI Haines emphasized the national security challenges posed by China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, as well as transnational issues, such as climate change, terrorism, and emerging technologies. The opening testimony and public hearing is available to view here, and the transcript is below.
On October 31, 2023, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Christine Abizaid delivered testimony at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs annual hearing on threats to the Homeland, alongside FBI Director Christopher Wray and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The testimony and public hearing is available to view here, and her opening statement is below.
Statement for the Record: Ms. Christine Abizaid
Director, National Counterterrorism Center
United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
Annual Threat Assessment to the Homeland
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Thank you very much. Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Portman, and Members of the Committee. Thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the overall terrorism landscape.
Despite significant progress in diminishing the terrorist threat to the United States, the country continues to face a diversified transnational, and in many ways unpredictable threat environment at home and abroad. An array of actors, whether foreign terrorist organizations, state sponsors of terrorism, or lone actors are shaping the nature of today's threat.