Director

Chief of Staf
Deputy Director
Special Agents in Charge (SACs)
Ofce of Public Afairs
Ofce of Congressional Afairs
Ofce of the General Counsel
Ofce of Eual E!ploy!ent
Opportunity
Ofce of Professional
"esponsibility
Ofce of the O!bu#s!an
Ofce of $ntegrity an# Co!pliance
E%ecuti&e Assistant Director for
$ntelligence 'ranch
Directorate of $ntelligence
Ofce of Partner Engage!ent
E%ecuti&e Assistant Director for
(ational Security 'ranch)Associate
E%ecuti&e Assistant Director for
(ational Security 'ranch
Counterterroris! Di&ision
Counterintelligence Di&ision
*eapons of +ass Destruction
Directorate
E%ecuti&e Assistant Director for
Cri!inal, Cyber, "esponse an#
Ser&ices 'ranch
Cri!inal $n&estigati&e Di&ision
Cyber Di&ision
Critical $nci#ent "esponse Group
$nternational Operations Di&ision
E%ecuti&e Assistant Director for
Science an# -echnology 'ranch
Operational -echnology Di&ision
.aboratory Di&ision
Cri!inal /ustice $nfor!ation
Ser&ices Di&ision
Associate Deputy Director
0acilities an# .ogistics Ser&ices
Di&ision
0inance Di&ision
$nspection Di&ision
"ecor#s +anage!ent Di&ision
"esource Planning Ofce
E%ecuti&e Assistant Director for
$nfor!ation an# -echnology 'ranch
$- Custo!er "elationship an#
+anage!ent Di&ision
$- Applications an# Data Di&ision
$- $nfrastructure Di&ision
E%ecuti&e Assistant Director for
1u!an "esources 'ranch
-raining Di&ision
1u!an "esources Di&ision
Security Di&ision
In 1908 Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issued an Order creating an investigative
agency within the Departent o! Justice" #he Order was con!ired in 1909 $y Attorney General
George %" %ic&ersha' who ordered the esta$lishent o! the Bureau o! Investigation" #he present
nae' (ederal Bureau o! Investigation )(BI*' was designated $y Congress in 19+,"
#he ission o! the (BI is to protect and de!end the -nited .tates against terrorist and !oreign
intelligence threats' to uphold and en!orce the criinal laws o! the -nited .tates' and to provide
leadership and criinal /ustice services to !ederal' state' unicipal' and international agencies and
partners0 and to per!or these responsi$ilities in a anner that is responsive to the needs o! the
pu$lic and is !aith!ul to the Constitution o! the -nited .tates"
#he (BI1s a/or priorities are to2
3rotect the -nited .tates !ro terrorist attac&0
3rotect the -nited .tates against !oreign intelligence operations and espionage0
3rotect the -nited .tates against cy$er4$ased attac&s and high4technology cries0
Co$at pu$lic corruption at all levels0
3rotect civil rights0
Co$at transnational and national criinal organi5ations and enterprises0
Co$at a/or white4collar crie0
Co$at signi!icant violent crie0
.upport !ederal' state' county' unicipal' and international partners0 and to
-pgrade technology to success!ully per!or the (BI1s ission"
#he a/or !unctions o! the (BI are to2
Conduct pro!essional investigations and authori5ed intelligence collection to identi!y and
counter the threat posed $y doestic and international terrorists and their supporters
within the -nited .tates' and to pursue e6traterritorial criinal investigations to $ring the
perpetrators o! terrorist acts to /ustice" In !urtherance o! this !unction' the (BI designs'
develops' and ipleents counterterroris initiatives which enhance the (BI7s a$ility to
inii5e the terrorist threat"

Conduct counterintelligence activities and coordinate counterintelligence activities o! other
agencies in the intelligence counity within the -nited .tates" )86ecutive Order 19+++
includes international terrorist activities in its de!inition o! counterintelligence"*

Coordinate the e!!orts o! -"." Governent agencies and departents in protecting the
nation7s critical in!rastructure $y identi!ying and investigating criinal and terrorist group
intrusions through physical and cy$er attac&s"

Investigate violations o! the laws o! the -nited .tates and collect evidence in cases in which
the -nited .tates is or ay $e a party in interest' e6cept in cases in which such
responsi$ility is $y statute or otherwise speci!ically assigned to another investigative
agency"

:ocate and apprehend !ugitives !or violations o! speci!ied !ederal laws and' when so
re;uested' state and local !ugitives pursuant to !ederal statutory authority"

Conduct pro!essional investigations to identi!y' disrupt' and disantle e6isting and
eerging criinal enterprises whose activities a!!ect the -nited .tates" Address
international criinal organi5ations and terrorist groups' which threaten the Aerican
people and their property' through e6panded international liaison and through the conduct
o! e6traterritorial investigations as andated $y laws and 86ecutive Orders"

Gather' analy5e and assess in!oration and intelligence o! planned or coitted criinal
acts"

8sta$lish and ipleent ;uality outreach progras that will ensure (BI and counity
partnerships and sharing"

Conduct personnel investigations re;uisite to the wor& o! the Departent o! Justice and
whenever re;uired $y statute or otherwise"

8sta$lish and conduct law en!orceent training progras and conduct research to provide
assistance to state and local law en!orceent personnel" 3articipate in interagency law
en!orceent initiatives which address crie pro$les coon to !ederal<state<local
agencies"

Develop new approaches' techni;ues' systes' e;uipent and devices to iprove and
strengthen law en!orceent and assist in conducting state' local and international law
en!orceent training progras"

3rovide tiely and relevant criinal /ustice in!oration and identi!ication services
concerning individuals' stolen property' criinal organi5ations and activities' crie
statistics' and other law en!orceent related data' not only to the (BI' $ut to ;uali!ied law
en!orceent' criinal /ustice' civilian' acadeic' eployent' licensing' and !irears sales
organi5ations"

Operate the (ederal Bureau o! Investigation :a$oratory not only to serve the (BI' $ut also
to provide' without cost' technical and scienti!ic assistance' including e6pert testiony in
!ederal or local courts' !or all duly constituted law en!orceent agencies' other
organi5ational units o! the Departent o! Justice' and other !ederal agencies0 and to
provide identi!ication assistance in ass disasters and !or other huanitarian purposes"

=eview and assess operations and wor& per!orance to ensure copliance with laws' rules'
and regulations and to ensure e!!iciency' e!!ectiveness' and econoy o! operations"

8!!ectively and appropriately counicate and disclose in!oration on the (BI ission'
accoplishents' operations' and values to Congress' the edia' and the pu$lic"
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