Federal Security Bureau (United States)


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FSB Academy

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Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)

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Department B: Administration

Department Q: IT and InOps technology

Section 1: Central services and support

FSB Section 2: Extremism (left– and right–wing)

Section 3: Border and maritime security

Section 4: Counter-espionage and counter-sabotage

Section 5: Security threats posed to or by foreign extremists from abroad

Section 6: Tashbaan extremism and terrorism }} The Federal Security Bureau (FSB) is the Federal domestic security agency of the United States. Together with the departments of public safety at the State level, it is tasked with intelligence-gathering on threats concerning the democratic order, the existence and security of the Union and the member States thereof, and the peaceful coexistence of peoples; with counter-intelligence; and with protective security and counter-sabotage.
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The FSB reports to the United States Department of Public Safety and Civil Defense. Since 1 November 1721, the agency has been headed by Merrick Garland.

Oversight
The FSB is overseen by the United States Secretary for Public Safety and Civil Defense as well as the Federal Council, the United States Congress, and other Federal institutions. The U.S. Secretary for Public Safety and Civil Defense has administrative and functional control of the FSB. Parliamentary control is exercised by the Federal Council and United States Congress in general debate, question times and urgent inquires. The FSB is also under judicial control and all its activities can be legally challenged in court. Based on the right of information, the general public can direct inquires and petitions at the FSB.

Tasks and activities
FSB is mandated by the United States Congress to assist the twenty-four States and their twenty-six Territories in the fight against inter-State and international crime, such as illicit drugs, trafficking in human beings, intellectual property crime, cybercrime, counterfeiting and terrorism, by serving as a center for law enforcement co-operation, expertise and criminal intelligence. The Bureau or its officials do not have executive powers — and therefore they do not have powers of arrest and cannot carry out investigations without the approval of State authorities: However, while no such approval is required from Territorial authorities, FSB guidelines direct the Bureau to treat the Territories as if they were States, unless to do so would create or exacerbate a public safety or national security issue.

FSB reported it would focus on countering cybercrime, organized crime, and terrorism as well as on building its information technology capacities during the 1720–1724 strategy cycle. The US Federal Council’s Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) of 1721 identified eight priority crime areas: cybercrime; drug production, trafficking and distribution; human trafficking and illegal immigration; organized crime; criminal finances and money laundering; document fraud; and online trade in illicit goods and services.

Additionally, the Bureau’s tasked activities in detail include analysis and exchange information, such as criminal intelligence; co-ordination of investigative and operational action as well as joint investigation teams; preparation of threat assessments, strategic and operational analyses and general situation reports; and developing specialist knowledge of crime prevention and forensic methods. The Federal Security Bureau is also directed to assist the Federal Council and the US Government in developing strategic and operational priorities.

Operations
While the FSB uses all kinds of surveillance technology and infiltration, they mostly use open sources. The FSB publishes a yearly report which is intended to raise awareness about anti-constitutional activities.

Main concerns of the FSB are:
 * Left-wing political extremists, platforms, movements and parties, notably certain factions within progressive parties and movements, as well as other smaller parties and groups preaching authoritarian progressivism.
 * Right-wing political extremists (mainly National Progressives, including the NDP, National Progressive Underground political parties and smaller groups preaching National Progressivism/National Socialism, and fascism).
 * Extremist organisations of foreigners living in the United States (most prominently Tashbaanist terrorists).
 * Scientology (considered by the United States government an authoritarian, anti-democratic commercial organization, criminal enterprise, and terrorist group rather than a religion).
 * Organized crime is also mentioned as a threat to the Republic, law and order, and free enterprise in the Union's business economic system. However, organized crime is only marginally, if at all, actively combated by the FSB in the States, as it falls within the reserved powers of the States; and in the Territories, under FSB and other Federal regulations concerning subsidiary, Territorial and territorial-local law enforcement are understood to have primary jurisdiction over organized crime.

FSB in relation to federal Territories
The FSB was established to handle criminal intelligence and combat serious inter-State organised crime and terrorism through cooperation between competent authorities of the twenty-four States united and their twenty-five Territories. The Bureau has no executive powers, and its officials are not entitled to arrest suspects or act inside any of the States without prior approval from their competent authorities; however, no such approval is required where the Territories are concerned, although it is customary for FSB to treat Territories like States in this regard. In the Territories, the FSB not only have full police Authority (including full Authority to arrest as well as carry weapons), but the Agency also is vested with nearly-limitless oversight Powers of all law enforcement Agencies established in and by the Territories. In a sense, within the Territories, all Territorial law enforcement (including municipal police forces established under Territorial law) and their personnel and assets, are de facto local arms of the FSB. In particular, within the Territories the FSB have Power to dismiss, and even re-assign (to other parts of the Territory or even to another Territory entirely), Territorial law enforcement officers, including the leadership of Territorial law enforcement.

Organization
 Office of the Director Director : Merrick Garland   Senior Deputy Director : William Pope   Chief of Staff to the Director : AABB   Executive Office of Special Agents in Charge <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Executive Deputy Director <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Office of FSB Counsel <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Counselor to the Director <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Office of Public Information <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;"> Deputy Director, Public Information <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Facilities and Logistics Services Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;"> Deputy Director, Facilities and Logistics <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Finance Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;"> Deputy Director, Finance <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Inspection Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;"> Deputy Director, Inspection <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Records Management Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;"> Deputy Director, Records Management <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Resource Planning Office <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;"> Deputy Director, Resource Planning <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li></ul> </li>

<li>Intelligence Branch <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Deputy Director, Intelligence <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB <ul> <li>Directorate of Intelligence <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Intelligence <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Office of Partner Engagement <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Partner Engagement <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> </ul></li>

<li>Union Security Branch <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Deputy Director, Union Security <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB <ul> <li>Counter Terrorism Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Counter Terrorism <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Counter Intelligence Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Counter Intelligence <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Weapons of Mass Destruction Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, WMD <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> </ul></li>

<li>Investigative Branch <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Deputy Director, Investigations <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB <ul> <li>Criminal Investigative Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigations <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Cyber Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Cybersecurity <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Intergovernmental Operations Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Intergovernmental Operations <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> </ul></li>

<li>Science and Technology Branch <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Deputy Director, Science and Technology <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB <ul> <li>Operational Technology Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Operational Technology <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Laboratory Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Laboratory Division <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Criminal Justice Information Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Information <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> </ul></li>

<li>Information Technology Branch <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Deputy Director, Information Technology <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB <ul> <li>IT Customer Relationship and Management Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, IT Management <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>IT Applications and Data Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, IT Applications and Data <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>IT Infrastructure Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Infrastructure <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> </ul></li>

<li>Human Resources Branch <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Deputy Director, Human Resources <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB <ul> <li>Training Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Training <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Personnel Management Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Training <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Security Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Security <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> <li>Professional Standards Division <span style="font-Size:85% !important;"><span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">Assistant Director, Professional Standards <span style="font-Family:Ember-Medium !important;">: <span style="font-Family:Ember-Light !important;">AABB </li> </ul></li> </ul>

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