The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) elite tactical unit. The HRT was formed to provide a full-time federal law enforcement tactical capability to respond to major terrorist incidents throughout the United States. Today,the HRT performs a number of tactical law enforcement and national security functions in high-risk environments and conditions and has deployed overseas,including with military Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) units. In an article to mark its 40th anniversary,it was reported that since its formation in 1983 the HRT had deployed more than 900 times.
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.
Dale L. Watson is an American former federal agent. He was the assistant director for the Counterterrorism Division of the FBI,as such he headed the FBI investigation into the September 11,2001 attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks.
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,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 Bureau of Diplomatic Security,commonly known as Diplomatic Security (DS),is the security branch of the United States Department of State. It conducts international investigations,threat analysis,cyber security,counterterrorism,and protection of people,property,and information. Its mission is to provide a safe and secure environment for officials to execute the foreign policy of the United States.
The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) is the principal law enforcement and security agency of the United States Department of State (DOS). As the operational division of DOS Bureau of Diplomatic Security,its primary mission is to provide security to protect diplomatic assets,personnel,and information,and combat transnational crimes connected to visa and passport fraud. DSS also conducts counterterrorism,counterintelligence,cybersecurity and criminal investigations domestically and abroad.
Robert Kenneth Ressler was an American FBI agent and author. He played a significant role in the psychological profiling of violent offenders in the 1970s and is often credited with coining the term "serial killer",though the term is a direct translation of the German term Serienmörder coined in 1930 by Berlin investigator Ernst Gennat. After retiring from the FBI,he authored a number of books on serial murders,and often gave lectures on criminology.
The National Security Branch (NSB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NSB is responsible for protecting the United States from weapons of mass destruction,acts of terrorism,and foreign intelligence operations and espionage. The NSB accomplishes its mission by investigating national security threats,providing information and analysis to other law enforcement agencies,and developing capabilities to keep the US nation secure.
The National Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Justice,responsible for handling and solving major high-profile cases that are in the interest of the nation.
Thomas Joseph Pickard is a former acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the resignation of Director Louis Freeh. He is the only Democrat to have ever led the FBI in the 115-year history of the organization.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been a staple of American popular culture since its christening in 1935. That year also marked the beginning of the popular "G-Man" phenomenon that helped establish the Bureau's image,beginning with the aptly titled James Cagney movie,G Men. Although the detective novel and other police-related entertainment had long enthralled audiences,the FBI itself can take some of the credit for its media prominence. J. Edgar Hoover,the Bureau's "patriarch",took an active interest to ensure that it was not only well represented in the media,but also that the FBI was depicted in a heroic,positive light and that the message,"crime doesn't pay",was blatantly conveyed to audiences. The context,naturally,has changed profoundly since the 1930s "war on crime",and especially so since Hoover's death in 1972.
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,a United States federal law enforcement agency,and is responsible for its day-to-day operations. The FBI director is appointed for a single 10-year term by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. The FBI is an agency within the Department of Justice (DOJ),and thus the director reports to the attorney general of the United States.
Joseph M. Demarest,Jr. is an associate executive assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),and was formerly the assistant director in charge of the FBI's cyber division. He is responsible for the FBI's operations to protect the United States from cyber-based national security threats.
Gordon M. Snow was an assistant director of the FBI over the Cyber Division through 2012,the FBI Director of Counterintelligence for the Middle East in 2001,and currently directs Global Security Operations for Cleveland Clinic.
The Criminal,Cyber,Response,and Services Branch (CCRSB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The CCRSB is responsible for investigating financial crime,white-collar crime,violent crime,organized crime,public corruption,violations of individual civil rights,and drug-related crime. In addition,the Branch also oversees all computer-based crime related to counterterrorism,counterintelligence,and criminal threats against the United States.
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.
Héctor Pesquera is a former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police and the Puerto Rico Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection. Graduated at Colegio San JoséHigh School. In 1968 he earned a bachelor's degree in business and financial administration from the University of Puerto Rico. On October 18,1976,Pesquera was sworn in as Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Once he completed inicial training at the FBI Academy in Quantico,Virginia he was assigned to San Juan,Puerto Rico,where he worked in the organized crime,counterintelligence,and terrorism divisions. He was in charge of the SWAT program in San Juan during the 1979 Pan American Games. In July 1982,Pesquera was transferred to Tampa,Florida,where he worked on terrorism and international counterintelligence matters. In November 1984,Héctor Pesquera was assigned to FBI's headquarters in Washington D.C. to be in charge of the Cuban affairs program and was also assigned other responsibilities with all the countries of Central and South America. Pesquera served for 27 years in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) until his retirement in 2003. He then served as Coordinator for the United States Department of Homeland Security at the Broward County Sheriff's Office from 2003 to 2008,and as Assistant Director of Safety Affairs of the Port of Miami from 2008 to 2012. In 2012,he was named chief of Puerto Rico's police. In an interview with NPR in early 2013,Pesquera stated that Puerto Rico needed more help from the United States in its war against criminals,stating the proverbial "out of sight,out of mind" as it related to how people on the mainland seemed to be out of touch with the issues on the Island. He resigned on November 30,2013.
Sean M. Joyce was the 14th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Mark Francis Giuliano was an American law enforcement official. He served as the 15th Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from December 1,2013,until his retirement from the FBI on February 1,2016. He earlier oversaw the bureau's Ten Most Wanted programs.
William R. Evanina is an American national security official who served as director of the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) until his January 2021 resignation. As director of the NCSC he was the head of national counterintelligence for the U.S. Government. Evanina previously served as director of the Office of the national counterintelligence executive (ONCIX) before it transitioned into the NCSC. Prior to his service as national counterintelligence executive,he was the chief of the Counterespionage Group for the Central Intelligence Agency. He gained his initial law enforcement experience as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
