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In 1948, CGI became the primary investigative arm of the service. This mandate for an "investigative service" required that special agents conduct criminal, counterintelligence and personnel security investigations within the Coast Guard's area of responsibility. The majority of these investigations involved those criminal offenses which are in violation of the [[Uniform Code of Military Justice]]. | In 1948, CGI became the primary investigative arm of the service. This mandate for an "investigative service" required that special agents conduct criminal, counterintelligence and personnel security investigations within the Coast Guard's area of responsibility. The majority of these investigations involved those criminal offenses which are in violation of the [[Uniform Code of Military Justice]]. | ||
In 1996, in compliance with the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, the Coast Guard reorganized all criminal investigative and protective-services functions into the [[Coast Guard Investigative Service|Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS)]]. The centralization of CGIS meant reorganization from the top down. Special agents now worked for a regional Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC). The SACs were located in seven regional offices in | In 1996, in compliance with the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, the Coast Guard reorganized all criminal investigative and protective-services functions into the [[Coast Guard Investigative Service|Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS)]]. The centralization of CGIS meant reorganization from the top down. Special agents now worked for a regional Special Agent-in-Charge (SAC). The SACs were located in seven regional offices in Boston; [[Portsmouth, Virginia]]; [[Miami]]; [[Cleveland]]; [[New Orleans]]; [[Alameda, California]]; and Seattle. The SACs, in turn, reported to the director of CGIS at Headquarters who reported to the Chief of Operations and the vice commandant. | ||
==Field Intelligence Support Teams== | ==Field Intelligence Support Teams== | ||
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==Intelligence Community== | ==Intelligence Community== | ||
On December 28, 2001, [[President of the United States|President]] | On December 28, 2001, [[President of the United States|President]] George W. Bush signed legislation that amended the [[National Security Act of 1947]] to make Coast Guard Intelligence a member of the [[United States Intelligence Community|Intelligence Community]]. | ||
==United States Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service== | ==United States Coast Guard Counterintelligence Service== | ||