Today's FBI: Changing to Meet Evolving Threats

• Established clear FBI priorities emphasizing prevention while ensuring the protection of privacy rights and civil liberties
• Shifted resources and requested the budget authority to meet the evolving threat
• Built on established capacity to collect information and enhanced the FBI's ability to analyze and disseminate intelligence
• Changed the FBI's management structure, hiring process, and training program
• Modernized the FBI's work environment and infrastructure
• Realigned Organizational Structure to create 5 Branches (National Security Branch; Criminal Investigations Branch; Human Resources Branch; Science and Technology Branch; and Office of the Chief Information Officer)

• Enhanced FBI-wide intelligence capabilities
• Increased the number of Special Agents assigned to Counterterrorism
• Number of Intelligence Analysts increased from 1,023 on 9/11/01 to 2,161 today; number of linguists from 784 to 1,371
• Established Special Agent and Analyst career paths to enhance personnel development and increase specialized expertise
• Developed an Intelligence Career Service that includes intelligence analyst, language analyst, and physical surveillance specialists
• Improved the quality and quantity of training programs, including developing CT/CI Training and Cohort Training for the Intelligence Career Service

• Moved beyond case-focused intelligence gathering and analysis to knowing the FBI's domain
• Integrated criminal and intelligence capabilities
• Centralized and enhanced the management of national programs
• Utilized a full range of investigative tools against criminal and terrorist elements
• Expanded intelligence focus beyond traditional state controlled and cold war era threats to investigate asymmetrical threats
• Consolidated WMD and Counterproliferation initiatives under a new WMD Directorate
• Enhanced human source reporting
• Improved security practices, training, and education
• Modernized records management
• Established clear lines of accountability to ensure day-to-day operations support Bureau-wide strategies

• Modernized the FBI IT Infrastructure with new networks
• Centralized databases with modern search tools
• Improved connectivity with law enforcement and intelligence community partners
• Institutionalized the strategic IT planning processes (i.e. life cycle management and enterprise architecture)
• Utilized performance-based contracting and centralized IT contract management

• Increased the number of Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) from 34 to 101 and established a National JTTF with representatives from 40 agencies
• Improved coordination and connectivity across local, state, federal, tribal and international agencies
• Disseminated tactical and strategic intelligence products
• Trained state, local, and international partners
• Developed a new approach to helping counterparts overseas