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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=FBI Intelligence Branch
|OrganizationType=Intelligence Agencies
|Mission=To collect, analyze, and disseminate intelligence to support FBI operations, national security, and homeland defense. The Intelligence Branch works to provide actionable intelligence to prevent acts of terrorism, counter foreign intelligence threats, and address criminal activities with a national or international scope.
|ParentOrganization=Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
|OrganizationExecutive=Executive Assistant Director for Intelligence
|Services=Intelligence analysis; Counterterrorism intelligence; Counterintelligence; Cyber intelligence; Strategic analysis
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89514, -77.02498
|HeadquartersAddress=935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535
}}
{{short description|US FBI special division}}

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| dates                  = August 2014 – present<ref name=IBabout>{{Cite web |title=Intelligence Branch Overview |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/intelligence/intelligence-branch-overview |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]}}</ref><br/>({{Age|2014|8|0}} years)
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| agency                 = [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
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| abbreviation           = IB
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* [[FBI Directorate of Intelligence|Directorate of Intelligence]]
* Office of Partner Engagement
* Office of Private Sector
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| current_commander      = Executive Assistant Director Ryan T. Young<ref name=young>{{cite web |title=Ryan T. Young |url=https://www.fbi.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/fbi-executives/young |website=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |access-date=2022-08-16}}</ref>
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The '''Intelligence Branch''' ('''IB''') division of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) handles all intelligence functions, including [[information sharing]] policies and [[intelligence analysis]] for [[national security]], [[homeland security]], and [[law enforcement]] purposes. The IB operates through the use of embedded intelligence strategies.

The Intelligence Branch consists of language analysts, physical surveillance specialists, and FBI agents. The IB also oversees field intelligence operations through Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs), housed within various localized offices.

==Leadership==
The Intelligence Branch of the FBI is headed by the executive assistant director for Intelligence Branch.<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/fbi-headquarters/org_chart/organizational_chart FBI Organizational Chart], Federal Bureau of Investigation, July 15, 2014</ref> The current executive assistant director is Ryan T. Young, appointed to the position in December 2021.<ref name=young/>

==History==
The operations of the FBI have significantly expanded and streamlined in the 21st century. The Intelligence Branch, as a distinct entity, came about in the wake of the [[September 11 terror attacks]] in 2001. Intelligence analysis became a critical focus for national security efforts, and the [[FBI Counterterrorism Division]] (CTD) soon evolved to include an Office of Intelligence (within CTD) in 2002.  The [[9/11 Commission]] recommended strengthening efforts to recognize the role intelligence played within the FBI's structure. Following the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004]] being passed, [[United States Attorney General]] [[John Ashcroft]] ordered action on the development of an intelligence unit that would operate independently from the CTD. The Intelligence Branch was formally established in 2005. The IB, along with the CTD, the [[FBI Counterintelligence Division]], and the [[FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate]], became part of the newly established [[FBI National Security Branch]] in 2006. As of 2014, the IB is no longer part of NSB and now operates as a department of the FBI.<ref>[https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/fbi-headquarters/org_chart/organizational_chart FBI Organizational Chart], Federal Bureau of Investigation, July 15, 2014</ref>

==Organization==
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*FBI Directorate of Intelligence
 Analysis and Strategic Issues Branch
 Intelligence Operations Branch
 Intelligence Services Branch
*FBI Office of Private Sector
*FBI Office of Partner Engagement

== See also ==
* [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
* [[Federal Criminal Office (Germany)]]
* [[MI5]]
* [[Counter Terrorism Command]] (SO15)
* [[Direction de la surveillance du territoire]] (DST)
* [[General Commissariat of Information]] (CGI)
* [[Civil Guard Information Service]] (SIGC)
* [[Interpol]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/intelligence/intelligence}}

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