FBI Counterintelligence Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Badge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Common name Federal Bureau of Investigation
Abbreviation FBI
Motto Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
Agency overview
Formed July 26, 1908 (1908-07-26)
Employees 35,104[1] (October 31, 2014)
Annual budget US$8.3 billion (FY 2014)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		 United States
Operations jurisdiction United States
Legal jurisdiction As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body U.S. Department of Justice
Constituting instrument
General nature • Federal law enforcement
Headquarters J. Edgar Hoover Building
Northwest, Washington, D.C.

Sworn members 13,260 (October 31, 2014)[1]
Unsworn members 18,306 (October 31, 2014)[1]
Agency executives
Child agencies
Major units
Field offices 56 (List of FBI Field Offices)
Notables
People
Programmes
Significant operation(s)
Website
www.fbi.gov

The Counterintelligence Division (CD) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The division protects the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage. It accomplishes its mission of hunting spies and preventing espionage through the use of investigation and interaction with local law enforcement and other members of the United States Intelligence Community. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the division's funding and manpower have significantly increased.

Leadership

The Counterintelligence Division is headed by an assistant director, who reports to the executive assistant director (EAD) of the FBI National Security Branch (NSB).

The current NSB EAD is Carl Ghattas, who has been leading the NSB since February 28, 2017. FBI Director James B. Comey appointed Ghattas EAD. Mr. Ghattas most recently served as the assistant director for the Counterterrorism Division at FBI HQ.[2]

On June 23, 2016, FBI Director James B. Comey appointed Joshua Skule EAD for intelligence at FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) in Washington, D.C. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Skule was the assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence.[3]

On August 22, 2014, FBI Director James B. Comey named Eric Velez-Villar EAD of the FBI Intelligence Branch. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Velez was assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence(DI).[4]

On December 21, 2015 FBI Director James B. Comey named E. W. Priestap, also known as Bill Priestap, assistant director of the FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) CD in Washington, D.C. Mr. Priestap most recently was deputy assistant director of the Intelligence Operations Branch in the Directorate of Intelligence at FBIHQ.[5]

On February 7, 2011, FBI Director Robert Mueller named C. Frank Figliuzzi assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division.[6]

Organization

The Counterintelligence Division has four sections:

  • Counterespionage (CE) Section – prevents foreign intelligence agencies from gathering and collecting intelligence
  • Counterproliferation (CP) Section – detect, deter, and defeat the threat posed by state-sponsored groups, individuals, and organizations attempting to acquire weapons of mass destruction or other sensitive technologies
  • Counterintelligence Strategy and Domain (CSD) Section – coordinates all FBI counterintelligence outreach to the United States Intelligence Community, academia, and the private sector
  • Economic Espionage (EE) Unit – investigating economic espionage under the Economic Espionage Act[7][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Frequently Asked Questions". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ FBI National Press Office
  3. ↑ FBI National Press Office
  4. ↑ FBI National Press Office
  5. ↑ FBI National Press Office
  6. ↑ FBI National Press Office
  7. ↑ ONCIX Reports to Congress: Foreign Economic and Industrial Espionage. DIANE Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4289-5426-7.
  8. ↑ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (2013). Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2014: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 229.
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