The Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms and Explosives (BATFE),commonly referred to as the ATF,is a domestic law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use,manufacture,and possession of firearms and explosives;acts of arson and bombings;and illegal trafficking and tax evasion of alcohol and tobacco products. The ATF also regulates via licensing the sale,possession,and transportation of firearms,ammunition,and explosives in interstate commerce. Many of the ATF's activities are carried out in conjunction with task forces made up of state and local law enforcement officers,such as Project Safe Neighborhoods. The ATF operates a unique fire research laboratory in Beltsville,Maryland,where full-scale mock-ups of criminal arson can be reconstructed. The ATF had 5,285 employees and an annual budget of almost $1.5 billion in 2021. The ATF has received criticism over the Ruby Ridge controversy,the Waco siege controversy and others.
NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps,though its broad mandate includes national security,counterintelligence,counterterrorism,cyberwarfare,and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS is the successor organization to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS),which was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War.
The Defense Criminal Investigative Service is the criminal investigative arm of the Office of Inspector General,U.S. Department of Defense. DCIS protects military personnel by investigating cases of fraud,bribery,and corruption;preventing the illegal transfer of sensitive defense technologies to proscribed nations and criminal elements;investigating companies that use defective,substandard,or counterfeit parts in weapon systems and equipment utilized by the military;and stopping cyber crimes and computer intrusions.
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is a federal security and defense agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) that reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. DCSA is the largest counterintelligence and security agency in the federal government and is responsible for providing personnel vetting,critical technology protection,counterintelligence,training,education and certification. DCSA services over 100 federal entities,oversees 10,000 cleared companies,and conducts approximately 2 million background investigations each year.
The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID),previously known as the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC) is the primary federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Army. Its primary function is to investigate felony crimes and serious violations of military law &the United States Code within the US Army. The division is a separate military investigative force with investigative autonomy;CID special agents,both military and civilian,report through the CID chain of command to the USACID Director,who reports directly to the Under Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Army. Unlike their counterparts at OSI,NCIS and CGIS,Army CID does not have primary counterintelligence responsibilities.
Dave Brant is a retired career Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) special agent and executive. He served NCIS from 1977–2005,leading the agency as its director from 1997 until his retirement in December 2005.
Thomas A. Betro is the former director of Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
The Department of the Navy Central Adjudication Facility,a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) organization,was responsible for determining who within the Department of the Navy is eligible to hold a security clearance,to have access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI),or to be assigned to sensitive duties. The aggregate body of DoN personnel consists of Active Duty and Reserve components of the United States Navy and Marine Corps,as well as civilians and contractors. In addition,DoN CAF makes SCI eligibility determinations for select contractor personnel. Collateral clearance determinations for contractor personnel are established by DISCO.
NCIS:Los Angeles is an American action television series combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres,which premiered on CBS on September 22,2009. The series follows the exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP),an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments. NCIS:Los Angeles is the first spin-off of the successful series NCIS and the second series in the NCIS franchise.
The first season of the American police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 23,2003,and May 25,2004,on CBS. The first season dealt with introducing the characters and their strengths,skills,and weaknesses. Three recurring characters are also introduced:the main foe for the first two seasons,Ari Haswari;Special Agent Timothy McGee and Jimmy Palmer who replaces Gerald Jackson,Ducky's assistant,after he was shot. The season also introduces Sasha Alexander as Special Agent Caitlin Todd who serves as Special Agent Vivian Blackadder's replacement,who was a member of Gibbs' team during the two-part JAG backdoor pilot.
The third season of the police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 20,2005,and May 16,2006,on CBS. The third season opens in the aftermath of "Twilight",with the entire team in shock and Gibbs on a vendetta to seek revenge for Kate's murder. Matters are complicated by the intervention of Gibbs' former lover and new NCIS director Jenny Shepard,and Mossad officer Ziva David.
Mark D. Clookie became the fourth civilian director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) on February 14,2010,following his appointment to the position by Ray Mabus,Secretary of the Navy. After his retirement from NCIS in 2013,Clookie worked for an international human rights organization until 2017.
NCIS is an American police procedural television series,revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service combining elements of the military drama,police procedural genres and comedy. The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series JAG. A spin-off from JAG,the series premiered on September 23,2003,on CBS. To date it has entered into the twentieth full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the NCIS franchise. As of 2022,NCIS is the third-longest-running scripted,non-animated U.S. primetime TV series currently airing,surpassed only by Law &Order:Special Victims Unit (1999–present) and Law &Order;it is the 7th-longest-running scripted U.S. primetime TV series overall.
Jeffrey Howard Norwitz is an American expert in counter-terrorism and law enforcement. Norwitz spent 38 years as a law enforcement officer,the last 25 years of which were spent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. From 2006 through 2009 he held the John Nicholas Brown Chair of Counterterrorism at the Naval War College. Norwitz is known for his publications on counter-terrorism,and for frequently being consulted as a "terrorism expert". Norwitz is also the author of several books on counter-terrorism.
The eighth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 24,2002,and concluded on May 20,2003. The season,starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell,was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.
NCIS:New Orleans is an American action crime drama and police procedural television series that premiered on CBS on September 23,2014,following the twelfth season of NCIS. The pilot was written by Gary Glasberg. Produced by CBS Studios,Wings Productions and,for the first four seasons,When Pigs Fly Incorporated,the series stars Scott Bakula and CCH Pounder. The series,set and filmed in New Orleans,is the third series of the NCIS franchise. In May 2020,the show was renewed for the seventh season,which premiered on November 8,2020. In February 2021,CBS announced that the seventh season would be the series' final one. The series concluded on May 23,2021,making it the first show in the NCIS franchise to end.
NCIS is a media franchise of American television programs originally created by Donald P. Bellisario and currently broadcast on CBS,all of which deal with military related criminal investigations based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Department of the Navy,which includes the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.
The twentieth season of the American police procedural television series NCIS premiered on September 19,2022 on CBS during the 2022–23 television season,and it will consists of 22 episodes. This is the first season to not credit Mark Harmon who portrayed Leroy Jethro Gibbs since the show's first season. This season includes the 450th episode of the series.
Omar R. Lopez is an American special agent and lawyer serving as the sixth civilian director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) since 2019. He is the first Hispanic American to serve in the role. Lopez was previously the executive assistant director for the NCIS national security directorate.
