intelligence information for General George Washington. Mulligan
also had access to British secrets through British officers billeted in his
house. He is credited with informing George Washington of British
plans to move into Delaware in April 1777 and with supplying infor-
mation that helped foil at least two British assassination and capture
plots against General Washington.– N –
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON
THE UNITED STATES.Also known as the 9/11 Commission, this
independent bipartisan group was established by Congress in 2002 to
investigate the events of and circumstances surrounding the terrorist
attacks of 11 September 2001. The panel heard from members of the
administrations of President William J. Clinton and President
George W. Bush, New York City emergency personnel, and victims’
families. The commission’s final report was released on 22 July 2004.
It recommended some important reforms of American intelligence, in-
cluding the appointment of a national intelligence director and the es-
tablishment of a National Counterterrorism Center(NCC).NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE (NCIX).
Established on 1 May 2001 by presidential decision directive
(PDD) 75, the NCIX has had the mandate to serve as the substantive
leader of national-level counterintelligenceactivities. The NCIX co-
ordinates and supports the critical counterintelligence missions of the
United States government. It conducts counterintelligence activities
to protect the political, economic, and military interests of the United
States, including the technology of U.S. business and industry from
foreign espionage.NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER (NCC).The NCC
was established by President George W. Bushon 27 August 2004 as a
response to the criticism levied against the George W. Bush administra-
tion by the 9/11 Commission, which investigated the terrorist attacks
of 11 September 2001. According to the executive order creating the
center, the NCC is to be the primary organization within the U.S. gov-126 • NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES05-398 (2) Dictionary.qxd 10/20/05 6:27 AM Page 126