Casie Antalis has over 15 years of experience in immigration and national security vetting. She is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Screening and Vetting at the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, Casie leads the Department to develop and implement vetting procedures that continue to protect the homeland. She also provides guidance to increase the Department’s identity intelligence capabilities. Prior to joining Headquarters, she served as the first Chief of Staff of the National Vetting Center (NVC), which began operations in December 2018. The NVC provides a coordinated process to facilitate how intelligence and sensitive USG information is used for national security and border security missions.
Casie served as the Director for Security Screening and Vetting on the Border and Transportation Security Directorate in the National Security Council (NSC). There, she directed and coordinated U.S. Government policy development in security and immigration vetting, watchlisting, biometrics, and information sharing. Casie served over ten years at the National Counterterrorism Center where she served as the Deputy Group chief for Screening and Vetting, and held roles in the Directorate of the Directorate of Intelligence supporting their targeting mission and the Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning where she helped develop United States policy on Countering Improvised Explosive Devices. Casie has served at the National Ground Intelligence Center, the National Joint Terrorism Task Force and Department of State Diplomatic Security Service.
Casie has received numerous awards during her career including the National Security Council’s Outstanding Service Award, National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation, and CIA’s Meritorious Unit Citation.
