*Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 *

**Memorandum on Inventory of Files Related to Fort Hood Shooting **

*November 10, 2009 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation *

*Subject:* Inventory of Files Related to Fort Hood Shooting

On November 6, 2009, I directed that an immediate inventory be conducted of all intelligence in U.S. Government files that existed prior to November 6, 2009, relevant to the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, especially anything having to do with the alleged shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, U.S. Army. In addition, I directed an immediate review be initiated to determine how any such intelligence was handled, shared, and acted upon within individual departments and agencies and what intelligence was shared with others. This inventory and review shall be conducted in a manner that does not interfere with the ongoing criminal investigations of the Fort Hood shooting.

The results of this inventory and review, as well as any recommendations for improvements to procedures and practices, shall be provided to John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, who will serve as the principal point of contact on this matter for the White House. Preliminary results of this review shall be provided by November 30, 2009.

BARACK OBAMA

NOTE: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on November 12.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : Foot Hood shooting, inventory of files, memorandum.

*Names:* Brennan, John O.; Hasan, Nidal M.

*Subjects:* Army, Department of the : Fort Hood, shooting; Texas : Fort Hood, shooting.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD200900904.