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 its handling of the Ruby Ridge siege,the Waco siege and other incidents.
In the United States,a special agent is an official title used to refer to certain investigators or detectives of federal,military,tribal,or state agencies who primarily serve in criminal investigatory positions. Additionally,some special agents operate in criminal intelligence,counterterrorism,or counterintelligence-based roles as well,with one or all of these roles occasionally taking precedence over criminal investigatory tasks.
NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the primary investigative law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy. Its primary function is to investigate major criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps. However,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. One-half of NCIS personnel are civilian,with the other half being US government investigators —1811 series special agents. NCIS agents are armed federal law enforcement investigators,who frequently coordinate with other U.S. government agencies and have a presence in more than 41 countries and on U.S. Navy vessels. NCIS special agents are supported by analysts and other experts skilled in disciplines such as forensics,surveillance,surveillance countermeasures,computer investigations,physical security,and polygraph examinations.
The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General. 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 United States 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 and the United States Code within the US Army. The division is an independent federal law enforcement agency with investigative autonomy;CID special agents,both military and civilian,report through the CID chain of command to the CID Director,who reports directly to the Under Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Army. Unlike their counterparts at OSI and NCIS,Army CID does not have primary counterintelligence responsibilities,as this jurisdiction resides with United States Army Counterintelligence Command (ACI)
Dave Brant is a retired career Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) special agent and executive. He served in the NCIS from 1977 to 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 in Quantico,Virginia.
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. Created by Shane Brennan,the series starred Chris O'Donnell,Daniela Ruah,and LL Cool J alongside an ensemble cast,and 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 series concluded on May 21,2023,making it the second series in the NCIS franchise to end.
The 1st season of the American police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 23,2003,and May 25,2004,on CBS.
The third season of the police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 20,2005,and May 16,2006,on CBS.
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 military police procedural television series and the first installment within the NCIS media franchise. The series revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The concept and characters were initially introduced with two episodes of the CBS series JAG;as a spin-off from JAG,the series premiered on September 23,2003,on CBS. To date,it has entered into the 21st 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,live-action American prime-time TV series currently airing,surpassed only by Law &Order:Special Victims Unit (1999–present) and Law &Order;it is the seventh-longest-running scripted American prime-time 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.
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.
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 concluded on May 22,2023. This is the first season not to credit Mark Harmon who had portrayed Leroy Jethro Gibbs since the show's first season,and the last to feature David McCallum prior to his death on September 25,2023. This season includes the 450th episode of the series. The season contains 22 episodes.
Omar R. Lopez is an American special agent and attorney 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.
The director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service leads the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) agency as it investigates and defeats threats from across the foreign intelligence,terrorist,and criminal spectrum by conducting operations and investigations ashore,afloat,and in cyberspace,to protect and preserve the superiority of Navy and Marine Corps warfighters.
