United States Department of Justice National Security Division

United States Department of Justice
National Security Division

Seal of the United States Department of Justice National Security Division
Division overview
Formed	March 9, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-09)
Jurisdiction	United States government agency
Headquarters	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C., United States
Division executive	Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General
Parent department	U.S. Department of Justice
Website	Official website

The United States Department of Justice National Security Division (NSD) handles national security functions of the department. Created by the 2005 USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization, the division consolidated all of the department's national security and intelligence functions into a single division. The division is headed by the Assistant Attorney General for National Security.