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*[http://www.fbi.gov Federal Bureau of Investigation Website] |
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20161217190943/https://www2.fbi.gov/hq/nsb/nsb.htm Official National Security Branch Website] |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4636117.stm BBC.com] |
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4636117.stm BBC.com] |
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*[http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/29/bush.intel/ CNN.com - Bush creates National Security Service - Jun 29, 2005] |
*[http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/29/bush.intel/ CNN.com - Bush creates National Security Service - Jun 29, 2005] |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
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Common name | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Abbreviation | FBI |
Motto | Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity |
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Formed | July 26, 1908 |
Employees | 35,104[1] (October 31, 2014) |
Annual budget | US$8.3 billion (FY 2014)[1] |
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Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | United States |
Operations jurisdiction | United States |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
Governing body | U.S. Department of Justice |
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Headquarters | J. Edgar Hoover Building Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
Sworn members | 13,260 (October 31, 2014)[1] |
Unsworn members | 18,306 (October 31, 2014)[1] |
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Major units | 5
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Field offices | 56 (List of FBI Field Offices) |
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The National Security Branch (NSB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NSB is responsible for protecting the United States from Weapons of Mass Destruction, acts of terrorism, and foreign intelligence operations and espionage. The NSB accomplishes its mission by investigating national security threats, providing information and analysis to other law enforcement agencies, and developing capabilities to keep the US nation secure.
Leadership
Headed by an FBI Executive Assistant Director, the NSB is responsible to the FBI Director through the Deputy Director. As a unit of the FBI (which is a division of the United States Department of Justice), the NSB is ultimately responsible to the Attorney General of the United States. In addition, the critical role the NSB plays within the United States Intelligence Community places it within the overview of the Director of National Intelligence.
Organization
The NSB was formed by the unification of the FBI's various national security and intelligence gathering units:[citation needed]
- FBI Counterterrorism Division
- FBI Counterintelligence Division
- FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
- Terrorist Screening Center
Future
It is speculated that this will lead to the formation of "career paths" for FBI Special Agents; meaning that once a new agent has completed Special Agent Training at FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and has completed the mandatory probationary period, that he or she will choose to go into the National Security Branch, or go into the "Criminal" part of the Bureau and focus on crimes such as organized crime, narcotics, civil rights violations, fraud, and violent crime. Some advocates of this new program[who?] say that this re-organization will help the fight against terrorism by making it less bureaucratic.
References
- ^ a b c d "Frequently Asked Questions". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
External links
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Website
- BBC.com
- CNN.com - Bush creates National Security Service - Jun 29, 2005