FBI Science and Technology Branch

Federal Bureau of Investigation
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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 Science and Technology Branch (STB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The STB is responsible for providing forensic science, applied technology, identification, information sharing, and automated analysis support capabilities to the FBI and the larger law enforcement community.

Leadership

Headed by an FBI Executive Assistant Director, the STB is responsible to the FBI Director through the Deputy Director. As a unit of the FBI (which is a division of the United States Department of Justice), the STB is ultimately responsible to the Attorney General of the United States.

The current STB Executive Assistant Director is Amy Hess, who was appointed by FBI Director Robert Mueller in January 2014.[2] The incumbent was Steven Martinez who was appointed on May 9, 2012.[3] Louis E. Grever served as the STB Executive Assistant Director from October 2008.[4] The first STB Executive Assistant Director was Kerry E. Haynes who was appointed in 2006.[5]

Organization

The STB was formed by the unification of the FBI's various scientific, applied technology, identification, and investigative support units.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Frequently Asked Questions". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  2. ↑ https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/amy-s.-hess-appointed-to-lead-science-and-technology-branch
  3. ↑ Steven Martinez Named Executive Assistant Director of Science and Technology Branch, FBI National Press Office, 2012-05-09
  4. ↑ https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/louis-e.-grever-named-executive-assistant-director-of-fbi-science-and-technology-branch
  5. ↑ https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/louis-e.-grever-named-executive-assistant-director-of-fbi-science-and-technology-branch
  6. ↑ About Us: Operational Technology: Capabilities Archived 2016-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. fbi.gov Accessed November 26, 2013


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