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The Intelligence Branch (IB) division of the
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(FBI) handles all intelligence functions, including
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purposes. The IB operates through the use of embedded intelligence strategies. The Intelligence Branch consists of language analysts, physical surveillance specialists, and FBI agents. The IB also oversees field intelligence operations through Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs), housed within various localized offices.


Leadership

The Intelligence Branch of the FBI is headed by the executive assistant director for Intelligence Branch. The current executive assistant director is Ryan T. Young, appointed to the position in December 2021.


History

The operations of the FBI have significantly expanded and streamlined in the 21st century. The Intelligence Branch, as a distinct entity, came about in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks in 2001. Intelligence analysis became a critical focus for national security efforts, and the FBI Counterterrorism Division (CTD) soon evolved to include an Office of Intelligence (within CTD) in 2002. The
9/11 Commission The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", includin ...
recommended strengthening efforts to recognize the role intelligence played within the FBI's structure. Following the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 being passed,
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ordered action on the development of an intelligence unit that would operate independently from the CTD. The Intelligence Branch was formally established in 2005. The IB, along with the CTD, the FBI Counterintelligence Division, and the FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, became part of the newly established FBI National Security Branch in 2006. As of 2014, the IB is no longer part of NSB and now operates as a department of the FBI.FBI Organizational Chart
Federal Bureau of Investigation, July 15, 2014


Organization

* FBI Directorate of Intelligence ** Analysis and Strategic Issues Branch ** Intelligence Operations Branch ** Intelligence Services Branch *FBI Office of Private Sector *FBI Office of Partner Engagement


See also

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Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
* Federal Criminal Office (Germany) * MI5 * Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) * Direction de la surveillance du territoire (DST) * General Commissariat of Information (CGI) * Civil Guard Information Service (SIGC) *
Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cr ...


References


External links

* Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence analysis agencies United States intelligence agencies {{US-law-enforcement-agency-stub