The HDIAC Podcast - National Vetting Center: Operational Overview

Posted: 04/10/2020 | Presenters: Monte Hawkins, Tara Barsotti | Leave a Comment

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In this video podcast, HDIAC analyst Tara Barsotti interviews Monte Hawkins, Director of the National Vetting Center (NVC), in a conversation that overviews the NVC’s origins, mission, and operations. The interview touches on NVC’s role in the watchlisting process, the future of border security, and the importance of information sharing in protecting the homeland.

Presenters

Monte Hawkins

Monte Hawkins currently serves as the first Director of the National Vetting Center (NVC). Prior to this position, Monte served as the Senior Director for the Border and Transportation Security Directorate in the National Security Council (NSC). He has also served in other roles at the NSC including as the Director for Law Enforcement Policy and the Director for Identity Management and Biometrics Policy. Monte further has experience in various positions at the National Counterterrorism Center, CIA’s Counterterrorism Mission Center, FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, and the U.S. Secret Service. Monte is a member of the adjunct faculty at Georgetown University, and received his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Tulsa and his M.A. in Criminology/Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland-College Park.
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Tara Barsotti

Tara is currently an analyst with the HDIAC, assisting with content development and answering technical inquiries within the HDIAC’s core technical focus areas. Prior to the HDIAC, Tara was a Stead Scholar to the Arkansas Department of Health, focusing on communicable diseases and the Arkansas opioid epidemic. Tara has conducted research within the realm of molecular biology as well as conducted pathogen analysis. Tara received her B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Political Science, both from the University of Arkansas, and is currently pursuing her M.S. in Science, Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases at Georgetown University.
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