Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Abbreviation	FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation's seal
FBI special agent badge
Flag of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Motto	Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
Agency Overview
Formed	1908 (as the Bureau of Investigation), July 26
Employees	35,000[1]
Annual Budget	US$9,748,829,000 (FY 2021)[2]
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Federal agency	United States
General nature	Civilian agency Federal law enforcement
Operational Structure
Headquarters	J. Edgar Hoover Building Washington, D.C., U.S.
Agency executives	Brian Driscoll (acting), Director Robert Kissane (acting), Deputy Director
Parent agency	Department of Justice Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Website
fbi.gov

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is an agency of the US government that investigates crime across the country. It is dedicated to national security and to law enforcement and often fights terrorism.^[3]

The Bureau of Investigation was founded in 1908 and was renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935.^[4][5] J. Edgar Hoover was the Director of the Bureau from 1924 to his death, in 1972.^[6][7] Although the FBI works worldwide, its headquarters are in Washington DC. It has 56 main offices in cities throughout the United States.

1. ↑ "About: How many people work for the FBI?". fbi.gov.
2. ↑ "FY 2021 Authorization And Budget Request to Congress". United States Justice Department. February 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
3. ↑ Clare Kim (January 6, 2014). "FBI drops 'law enforcement' from its mission statement". MSNBC. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
4. ↑ Weiner, Tim 2012. Enemies: a history of the FBI. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6748-0.
5. ↑ Unger, Sanford J. 1975 FBI: an uncensored look behind the walls. Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-88744-7
6. ↑ Gentry, Curt 1991. J. Edgar Hoover: the man and the secrets. Plume. ISBN 0-452-26904-0
7. ↑ Summers, Anthony 2003. Official and confidential: the secret life of J. Edgar Hoover. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0-399-13800-5