# Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center **Aliases:** HSTF NCC **Entity class:** Federal task-force coordination center ## Definition The **Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center** is the federal coordination counterpart identified by USNORTHCOM for synchronizing counter-cartel information and operations with [[wiki/Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel|JIATF-CC]]. ## Relationships - **task-force home:** [[wiki/Homeland Security Task Force|Homeland Security Task Force]]. - **program participants:** [[wiki/Participating Companies|Participating Companies]]. - **operations-package requirement:** [[wiki/Federal Written Approval|Federal Written Approval]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. - **coordinates with:** [[wiki/Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel|JIATF-CC]]. - **participants include:** Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, law enforcement, defense, and Intelligence Community partners. - **mission context:** cartel and narcoterrorist network disruption. ## Sources / Provenance - [USNORTHCOM — JIATF-CC established](https://www.northcom.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/Article/4381245/joint-interagency-task-force-counter-cartel-jiatf-cc-established/) ## Civilian intelligence marketplace Federal coordinating center with DOJ and DHS leadership in the cyber program described by the August memorandum. Its program role connects participating firms, threat inputs, proposed packages, and written approval. The cyber-participation architecture combines designated threats, vetted firms, proposed operational packages, written approval, and financial security. A prime can organize specialist contributions while remaining accountable to the public principal and program terms. The commission is the professional instrument that makes private initiative lawful and durable. ### Marketplace sources - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#XI. Letters of Marque Revived: From Bills to an Executive Program|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — XI. Letters of Marque Revived: From Bills to an Executive Program]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [WilmerHale, Trump Administration Signals Greater Private Role in Offensive Cyber Operations (March 9, 2026).](https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20260309-trump-administration-signals-greater-private-role-in-offensive-cyber-operations) - [Recorded Future News, White House Pours Cold Water on Cyber 'Letters of Marque' Speculation (March 2026).](https://therecord.media/offensive-cyber-white-house-hacking) - [The White House, Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Expands Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime (August 2026).](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/08/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-expands-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/) ## Connected marketplace roles The source article connects this entry with [[wiki/Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime|Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime]], [[wiki/Homeland Security Task Force|Homeland Security Task Force]], [[wiki/Human and Cyber Privateer Convergence|Human and Cyber Privateer Convergence]]. These routes locate the associated people, implementations, methods, and operational contexts in [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. **Collections:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]].