Federal Bureau of Intelligence

	United States
	Federal Bureau of Intelligence

United States Federal Bureau of Intelligence Seal Agency overview Formed October 1, 1731 Preceding agencies Central Intelligence Agency Defense Intelligence Agency National Security Agency Jurisdiction United States Headquarters Federal Capital Territory Employees Classified Annual budget Classified Minister responsible David A. Clarke Jr., U.S. Secretary for Public Safety & Civil Defense Agency executives XXXX, Director XXXX, Deputy Director Parent department U.S. Department of Public Safety & Civil Defense Key document Federal Intelligence Organic Act, 1731 Website link://fbi.usna.gov

The Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI), more commonly known simply as Federal Intelligence (FI) , is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the United States federal government, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT). As one of the principal members of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), the FBI reports to the United States Commissioner for Public Safety and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the Governor-General and Cabinet.

Unlike the Federal Security Bureau (FSB), which is a domestic security service, the FBI has no law enforcement function and is mainly focused on overseas intelligence gathering, with only limited domestic intelligence collection in the Territories of the United States. Though it is not the only U.S. government agency specializing in HUMINT, the FBI serves as the All-Union manager for coordination of HUMINT activities across the US intelligence community. Moreover, the FBI is the only agency authorized by law to carry out and oversee covert action outside the Union at the behest of the Governor-General. It exerts foreign political influence through its tactical divisions, such as the Special Activities Division.

The FBI has increasingly expanded its role, including covert paramilitary operations. One of its largest divisions, the Information Operations Center (IOC), has shifted focus from counter-terrorism to offensive cyber-operations.

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See also

• FBI’s relationship with the United States Military
• Classified information in the United States
• Freedom of Information Act (United States)
• History of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence
• Intellipedia
• Kryptos
• Federal Intelligence Board
• Office of Strategic Services
• Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations
• U.S. Army and FBI interrogation manuals
• United States and state-sponsored terrorism
• United States Department of Public Safety
• United States Intelligence Community
• The World Factbook, published by the FBI