The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI)

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To protect and defend the U.S. from terrorist activities and foreign intelligence threats; to uphold and enforce federal criminal law. To provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to international, federal, state, and local agencies. To perform these responsibilities in a manner which is responsive to the needs of the public and truthful to the U.S Constitution. This is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The agency now known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was founded by General Charles J. Bonaparte, during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, in 1908. Roosevelt wanted reforms in federal law enforcements. Bonaparte and Roosevelt both believed that government could be a tool for change; “Progressives.”
Domestic and international terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, cyber, public corruption, civil rights, organized crime/drugs, white collar crime, violent crime and major offenders, and applicant matters. There are more than 35,000 people throughout all of these divisions. An Executive Assistant Director is present and in charge of each division individually. The FBI doesn’t just work in the Unites States but also in other countries. Fifty-six offices are located in big cities and 360 offices in smaller cities/towns known as resident agencies. The FBI also has 63 offices, called legal attachés, in other countries. The headquarters of the FBI is in the J. Edgar Hoover Building, on 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The building’s planning started in 1962. After one year they selected a site and started the design work. On March 1965 the land was being cleared and evacuated for construction. Since there were delays in the project the cost went from $60 million to $126.108 million! Construction lasted for four years which ended in September 1975. When President Nixon signed the legislation by Congress, on October 21, 1972, building was officially named after FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. With 2,800,876 square feet, this building has a lot of space. Elevators and corridors separate public tours form the rest of the building. The building on the NW side on Pennsylvania Avenue is eight stories high. The building on the NW side on East Street is eleven stories high. The two buildings are connected with two wings which creates a trapezoidal courtyard. The windows are bronze-tinted and the concrete bricks are

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