FBI Priorities

1. Protect the United States from terrorist attack
2. Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage
3. Protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes
4. Combat public corruption at all levels
5. Protect civil rights
6. Combat transnational and national criminal organizations and enterprises
7. Combat major white-collar crime
8. Combat significant violent crime
9. Support federal, state, local and international partners
10. Upgrade technology to successfully perform the FBI’s mission

Key Near-term Actions: Counterterrorism

1. Restructure Counterterrorism Division at FBIHQ

• Redefine relationship between HQ and Field
• Shift from reactive to proactive orientation

2. Establish “Flying Squads” to coordinate national and international investigations
3. Establish national Joint Terrorism Task Force
4. Substantially enhance analytical capabilities with personnel and technology

• Expand use of data mining, financial record analysis, and communications analysis to combat terrorism
• Establish the Office of Intelligence
  

5. Build a national terrorism response capability that is more mobile, agile, and flexible, e.g., use of “flying squads” and regional assets
6. Permanently shift additional resources to Counterterrorism
7. Augment overseas capabilities and partnerships
8. Target recruitment to acquire agents, analysts, translators and others with specialized skills and backgrounds
9. Enhance Counterterrorism training for FBI and law enforcement partners

From: Drugs = 400; White-Collar Crime = 59; Violent Crime = 59; Total: 518
To: Counterterrorism Field = 480; Security Division and Training Division Headquarters = 38; Total = 518

Counterterrorism Total FBI Agent/JTTF Staffing(Field and Headquarters)
Counterterrorism includes: International Terrorism; Domestic Terrorism;
National Infrastructure Protection/Computer Intrusion for HQ, Field, and
Legal Attache.

Pre - 9/11 Base = 1,644; JTTF Resources = 534*; Total = 2,178

Post Re-Org With Additional JTTF Resources Base = 1,644; 2002 Increase = 154; CT Support = 124; Proposed Redirection from Criminal Programs = 480; Other federal, state, and local law lnforcement on JTTFs* = 1,316; Total = 3,718

* JTTF resources are estimates