Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Federal Bureau of Investigation


The FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This bureau is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency. They are the main investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice. The motto of the bureau is "Fidelity, Bravery, Intergrity." The FBI mostly focuses on counterterroism, counterintelligence, cyber crime, information technology, security, forensics, training, and criminal programs.
The FBI, started in 1908 as the Bureau of Investigation but did not recieve its current name until 1935 during the leadership of J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI headquarters which is located in Washington, D.C. is at the J. Edgar Hoover Building, which is named after the leader J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI also has 56 field offices in major cities across the United States. The FBI also maintains over 400 resident agencies across the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI

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