Change of Detection: To Find the Terrorist within the Identification of the U.S. Army's Insider Threat

Abstract

Thirteen individuals were killed and thirty-two individuals were injured in the Fort Hood shooting. The U.S. Army bearing the wound left a nation questioning how one of their own military members could be accused of such catastrophic events. In the aftermath of reviews and Congressional testimony, changes have been proposed for the identification of insider threats. A significant challenge resides in the Federal Government to synchronize the efforts to identify insider threats within the United States. Prior to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Security synchronization, the U.S. Army proposed changes within their forces to identify and define this insider threat. This thesis reviews the proposed U.S. Army identification processes in relation to the Fort Hood shooting. The purpose is to compare and analyze modifications that can best be applied to predicting and mitigating the homegrown terrorist segment of the U.S. Army's insider threat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA565992

Entities

People

  • Christine M. Baker

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antiterrorism
  • Change Detection
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Insider Threats
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security Personnel
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies