abstract:National Security Division, or Bahagian Keselamatan Negara (BKN), is a senior grouping within the Malaysian government which meets infrequently. According to a United States Embassy telegram leaked by Wikileaks in 2011, BKN is regarded as Malaysia's equivalent to other national security councils.
Philip Mudd,former chief of the FBI's National Security Division, says the Pakistani Taliban, based in Pakistan's tribal areas, has drawn close to Al Qaida and now has international aspirations.
VOA: standard.2010.05.18
Counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan will be replaced by Lisa Monaco, former head of the justice department's NationalSecurityDivision.
From September 2001 to June 2012, he served as the Chief of the Intelligence Branch, NationalSecurityDivision, in a career Senior Executive Service position.