Feds’ Domestic Terrorism Work Is Inadequate, Senate Report Says, Citing Several Veteran Extremism Cases – By Drew F. Lawrence (Military.com) / Nov 21, 2022
The chief Senate oversight committee released a report last week that urges federal law enforcement agencies to “do more” to combat domestic terrorism, saying that the agencies need to do a better job collecting data on the issue.
While the report focused broadly on rising instances of domestic extremism, the introduction, citing law enforcement, included nine “recent terrorism attacks” as evidence of the threat. Four of those — including the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — involved individuals with military connections.
Titled “The Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism,” the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s 129-page report asked the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to reexamine how they tackle domestic extremism.
