Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Agencies Can Take Additional Steps to Counter Domestic Threats

Violent extremism and domestic terrorism continue to pose a threat to safety in the United States. This Snapshot highlights areas we've identified where federal agencies could improve how they prevent and counter such threats.

For example, agencies such as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security could:

• develop comprehensive strategies to prevent violent extremism and counter domestic terrorism
• strengthen how they share threat information to prevent or address incidents such as the Capitol Attack on Jan. 6, 2021
• coordinate to collect useful incident data for reporting and program evaluation purposes