Statement from the University of Maryland on the Cancellation of T2V

The T2V dataset was the only publicly available source of information that allowed homeland security professionals, law enforcement, school administrators, prevention practitioners, and policymakers to analyze the scope and nature of terrorism and targeted violence in the United States. It served as a critical resource for developing an evidence-based response to the contemporary threat.

From The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (A Department of Homeland Security Emeritus Center of Excellence led by the University of Maryland):

It is with great disappointment that we report that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has notified us of its intent to terminate the Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) in the United States project. T2V was developed in direct response to the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, the Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence Implementation Plan, and the White House’s National Strategy for Countering Domestic Extremism, all of which direct the department to collect comprehensive data on attempted and successful terrorism and targeted violence events that occur in the United States and its territories. The T2V dataset was the only publicly available source of information that allowed homeland security professionals, law enforcement, school administrators, prevention practitioners, and policymakers to analyze the scope and nature of terrorism and targeted violence in the United States. It served as a critical resource for developing an evidence-based response to the contemporary threat. While the University of Maryland is appealing DHS’s decision and hopes to continue the work, the outcome is ultimately up to the federal government.

Click here to read the full statement.

Here is a Washington Post article on the same subject, though it is behind a paywall.

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