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FBI
Headquarters houses many operational, service, and support
divisions that work together to coordinate national and international
opeations, and so achieve the FBI mission.
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Below, read summaries of the responsibilities and
programs of each FBIHQ division.
- ADMINISTRATION
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Administrative
Services Division
The Administrative Services Division is responsible for the development and implementation
of personnel programs and services necessary to support the mission of the FBI,
to include: recruitment, selection, and hiring; conducting background investigations;
internal placement of employees; compensation; performance management; executive
development and selection; health and safety; employee assistance; employee benefits;
space and facilities management; and physical security, printing and supply services.
- Finance
Division
The Finance Division is responsible for the overall coordination and administration
of the FBI's budgetary and fiscal matters, financial planning, voucher and payroll
matters, and property and procurement activities. The Assistant Director is the
FBI's Chief Financial Officer and is Chairperson of the Contract Review Board.
- Information
Resources Division
Its principal responsibility is to provide centralized management and planning
for information resources within the FBI. Architectures are developed and maintained
that specify how information is to be collected, managed, and used. The architectures
delineate the information that is essential to the FBI mission, the automated
and manual systems needed to manage this data, and the technical infrastructure
needed to maintain these systems.
- Office
of Professional Responsibility
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is responsible
for the investigation of, and the supervision of investigations
of, allegations of criminal conduct and serious misconduct
by FBI employees. Additionally, OPR is responsible for the
adjudication of cases of administrative discipline based on
its investigation, determining whether the allegations have
been substantiated and making written findings and recommendations
regarding what, if any, disciplinary action is appropriate.
OPR maintains liaison with the Department of Justice's Office
of Professional Responsibility and its Office of the Inspector
General. OPR is responsible for setting policy and establishing
procedures regarding the disciplinary process and for setting
policy and establishing procedures regarding the disciplinary
process and for monitoring its effectiveness to ensure that
the ability of the FBI to perform its law enforcement and
national security functions is not impaired.
- Records
Management Division
The Records Management Division was recently re-commissioned
by Director Mueller as part of the reorganization of FBI Headquarters.
It ensures executive direction and full-time oversight over
all records policy and functions, consolidating all records
operations to ensure consistency, thoroughness, and accountability.
The Records Management Division is divided into three sections:
the Records Maintenance and Disposition Section; the Records
Review and Dissemination Section; and the Freedom of Information/Privacy
Acts Section.
- Security
Division
The Security Division is responsible for ensuring a safe
and secure work environment for FBI employees and others with access
to FBI facilities and for preventing the compromise of national
security and FBI information.
- COUNTERTERRORISM/COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
- Counterintelligence
Division
As the lead counterintelligence agency in the United
States, the FBI is responsible
for identifying and neutralizing ongoing national security
threats. The Counterintelligence Division provides centralized
management and oversight for all Foreign Counterintelligence
(FCI) investigations. It ensures that offensive operations
and investigations are fully coordinated with the U.S. Intelligence
Community, and are focused on those countries, foreign powers,
or entities that pose the most significant threat to the United
States. The Counterintelligence
Division integrates law enforcement with intelligence efforts
to investigate violations of the espionage statutes under
Title 18 of the U.S. Criminal Code. The investigative priorities
of the FCI Program are to: prevent or neutralize the foreign
acquisition of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) technology
or equipment; prevent the penetration of the U.S. Intelligence
Community; prevent the penetration of U.S. Government agencies
or contractors; and prevent the compromise of U.S. Critical
National Assets.
- Counterterrorism
Division
The Counterterrorism Division consolidates all FBI
counterterrorism initiatives: To detect, disrupt, and dismantle
terrorist sleeper cells in the United States before they act;
to identify and prevent acts of terrorism by individuals with
a terrorist agenda acting alone; to detect, disrupt, and dismantle
terrorist support networks, including financial support networks;
to enhance our capability to quickly ascertain the reliability,
implications and details of terrorist threats and to improve
our capacity to disseminate threat-related information to local,
state, and federal agencies, and to the private sector as needed;
and, to enhance our overall contribution to the U.S. intelligence
community and to senior policy makers in government by providing
timely and accurate in-depth analysis of the terrorist threat
and other information of value on an ongoing basis.
- Criminal
Investigative Division
The FBI's investigative mandate is the broadest of all federal
law enforcement agencies. This division coordinates investigations
into organized crime, including drug matters, racketeering, and
money laundering; investigations into violent crimes, including
wanted fugitives, escaped federal prisoners (in some instances),
unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, violent gangs, serial murders,
kidnappings, bank robberies, violent crimes and property crimes
of an interstate nature, crime on Indian reservations, crimes against
U.S. citizens overseas, and theft of government property; investigations
into white-collar crime, fraud against the government, corruption
of public officials, health care fraud, election law violations,
business and economic frauds and corruption crimes; and investigations
into civil rights violations.
- Cyber
Division
The Cyber Division coordinates, supervises and facilitates the FBI's investigation
of those federal violations in which the Internet, computer systems and networks
are exploited as the principal instruments of targets of criminal, foreign intelligence,
or terrorism activity and for which the use of such systems is essential to that
activity. Additionally, the Cyber Division protects the nation's critical information
infrastructure and other key assets through participation in and coordination
with the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). Also, this division
forms and maintains public/private alliances in conjunction with enhanced education
and training to maximize law enforcement, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism
cyber response capabilities.
- Office
of Intelligence
The mission of the Intelligence Program is to optimally position
the FBI to meet current and emerging national security and criminal
threats by: aiming core investigative work proactively against
threats to U.S. interests; building and sustaining enterprise-wide
intelligence policies and capabilities; and, providing useful,
appropriate, and timely information and analysis to the national
security, homeland security and law enforcement communities.
- LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
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Critical
Incident Response Group
The Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) facilitates
the FBI's rapid response to, and management of, crisis incidents.
CIRG deploys investigative specialists to respond to terrorist
activities, child abductions and other high-risk repetitive
violent crimes. CIRG was established in 1994 to integrate
resources and expertise that require an immediate response
from law enforcement authorities.
- Criminal
Justice Information Services Division
Headquartered in Clarksburg
- West
Virginia, the CJIS Division
serves as the focal point and central repository
for criminal justice information services in
the FBI. This division is a customer-driven organization
providing state-of-the-art identification and
information services to local, state, federal,
and international criminal justice communities.
In support of this, CJIS administers an advisory
process which shares management and policy making
decisions with local, state, and federal criminal
justice agencies. The CJIS Division includes
the Fingerprint Identification Program, National
Crime Information Center Program, Uniform Crime
Reporting Program, and the Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) --
a computer-based system that can store, process,
analyze, and retrieve millions of fingerprints
in a short period of time.
- National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
Council
- Criminal Justice Information Services Division
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System
(NICS)
- Uniform
Crime Reports
- Investigative
Technology Division
The mission of the Investigative Technology Division is to
provide the vision, leadership, and direction to ensure the
operational availability of state-of-the-art technologies,
support and expertise necessary to enable and enhance the
FBI's investigative efforts as well as ensuring the application
of forensics services related to the collection processing
and exploitation of computer, audio and visual media in the
Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism, Criminal Investigative
and Cyber programs.
- Laboratory
Division
The FBI Laboratory is one of the largest and most comprehensive crime laboratories
in the world. It provides leadership and service in scientific solution and prosecution
of crimes throughout the United States,
and is the only full-service federal forensic laboratory. Laboratory activities
include crime scene searches, special surveillance photography, latent-fingerprint
examinations, forensic examinations of evidence (including DNA testing), court
testimony, and other scientific and technical services. The FBI offers these
services, free of charge, to all law enforcement agencies in the United
States. In addition, FBI Laboratory Specialists
provide training to other state and local crime laboratory and law enforcement
personnel.
- Office
for Law Enforcement Coordination
The Office for Law Enforcement Coordination is responsible for improving FBI
coordination and information sharing with state and local law enforcement and
public safety agencies.
- Office
of International Operations
The Office of International Operations (OIO) promotes relations
with both foreign and domestic law enforcement and security
services and facilitates investigative activities where permitted.
A major component of this international mission is managerial
support of the Legal Attache Program. The OIO provides administrative
and logistical support to the FBI's Legal Attache offices,
their employees, and dependents residing in foreign countries
on assignment.
- Training
and Development Division
Located in Quantico, Virginia,
the FBI Academy
is one of the world's most respected law enforcement training
centers. In addition to managing the FBI
Academy, the Training
and Development Division trains FBI Special Agents and Professional
Support staff as well as local, state, federal, and international
law enforcement personnel. FBI employee training programs
include New Agent Training, In-Service and Specialized Training
for Agents and Professional Support personnel. Police training
programs include the FBI National Academy, an 11-week multidisciplinary
program for seasoned law enforcement managers; the Executive
Training program for Chief Executive Officers of our country's
largest law enforcement organizations; and Operational Assistance,
which trains law enforcement personnel how to respond in certain
emergency situations. In addition to course offerings, FBI
Academy faculty
members conduct research and provide assistance to federal,
state, and local law enforcement agencies on many topics and
investigative techniques.
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OFFICE
OF GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
The
Office of the General Counsel (OGC) provides legal advice
to the Director and other FBI officials. In addition, OGC
personnel research legal questions regarding law enforcement
and national security matters and coordinate the defense
of civil litigation and administrative claims involving
the FBI, its personnel, and its records.
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Litigation
Branch
The
mission of the Litigation Branch is to coordinate the defense
of civil actions filed against the United States for the official
acts of FBI employees, coordinate FBIHQ responses to subpoenas
and civil discovery requests, coordinate the defense of litigation
arising out of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy
Act (FOIPA), and defend the FBI against claims for unemployment
compensation, Equal Employment Opportunity complaints, and
employee complaints brought before the Merit Systems Protection
Board. The Litigation Branch is currently comprised of the
following units: Civil Litigation I and II, Employment Law
I and II, and the Civil Discovery Review Unit.
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Administrative
and Technology Law Branch
The
mission of the Administrative and Technology Law Branch is
to assist the General Counsel in supporting the operational
and administrative components of the FBI by providing timely,
accurate, and cogent legal advice and counsel on a wide range
of issues and matters in the administrative and technology
law fields. These issues and matters include, but are not limited
to, considerations of: constitutional law, agency authority
and organization, fiscal law, ethics and standards of conduct,
information law, federal personnel law, facilities and property,
contracting and procurement, computer intrusion, infrastructure
protection, and communications and technology law. The branch
also provides legal services regarding special projects and
taskings and works with other OGC branches in furtherance of
the General Counsel's overall mission. The Administrative and
Technology Law Branch is currently comprised of the following
units: the Administrative Law Unit, the Technology Law Unit,
and the Procurement Law Unit.
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Legal
Advice and Training Branch
The
mission of the Legal Advice and Training Branch is to provide
legal training and legal advice to the FBI and its employees
concerning investigative matters, to formulate legal policy,
to provide legal support to the FBI's asset forfeiture program,
and to provide quality legal instruction to classes of FBI
and DEA personnel, the National Academy, the National Law Institute,
and other specialized classes. The branch is comprised of the
following units: the Investigative Law Unit, the Legal Instruction
Unit, and the Legal Forfeiture Unit.
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National
Security Law Branch
The
National Security Law Branch exists to provide legal services
that support operational elements which are related to the
national security functions of the FBI. These matters include
foreign counterintelligence (FCI), international terrorism,
and domestic security/terrorism (including weapons of mass
destruction, and counter-proliferation). The National Security
Law Branch provides advice when intelligence or national security
information is disseminated to, requested by, or otherwise
used in the context of a criminal investigation, prosecution
or analytical project, including dissemination to a foreign
power. A major mission element is to develop and maintain liaison
relationships with the intelligence community, Department of
Defense, and other U.S. Government agencies on legal issues
and operational requirements relating to the national security.
The branch is comprised of the following units: the National
Security Law Unit, and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act Unit.
Hiring/Application
Process
ADDRESS:
Office of the General Counsel
Room 7427
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20535
Total No. of Attorneys: Approximately 60
The FBI periodically has attorney, paralegal, and secretarial vacancies in
the OGC at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. The number of vacancies varies
from year to year, and is primarily dependent on budgetary limitations, program
changes, and attrition. Due to a hiring freeze, OGC is not currently hiring.
Additional information on FBI employment can be found at: www.fbi.gov/employment
For information about opportunities at the Department of Justice go to: www.usdoj.gov
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation
Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination
because of color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status,
disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, status as a parent, membership or
nonmembership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation welcomes and encourages applications from
persons with physical and mental disabilities and will reasonably accommodate
the needs of those persons. The FBI is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative
obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with
disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of
merit within
the FBI.
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