Joint Task Force Vulcan: State designation of TDA expanded authority; officials cite nearly 350 charged

Deputy director Dave Smith (speaker S2), introduced at the briefing as the official appointed to Joint Task Force Vulcan, said the task force has undertaken domestic and international operations targeting the organization referred to in the transcript as TDA. "In February 2025, the Department of State designated TDA as a foreign terrorist organization, expanding JTFV's authority to target its leadership and financial networks," Smith said.

Smith credited partnerships with U.S. attorney offices, the FBI and HSI and said Joint Task Force Vulcan and partner prosecutors have charged nearly 350 members and associates of TDA, including alleged top leadership. He described the effort as a "whole-of-government approach" focused on leadership and financial networks. Smith's remarks framed the investigation as one element of broader national efforts to disrupt transnational criminal and terrorist financing.