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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=National Security Branch | |||
|OrganizationType=Intelligence Agencies | |||
|Mission=To protect the United States from national security threats by integrating intelligence and law enforcement capabilities. The branch focuses on counterterrorism, counterintelligence, weapons of mass destruction, and cyber security threats, both domestically and in coordination with international partners. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Federal Bureau of Investigation | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Justice | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Executive Assistant Director for National Security | |||
|Services=Counterterrorism; Counterintelligence; Cyber security; Weapons of mass destruction; Foreign influence operations | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89514, -77.02498 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535 | |||
}} | |||
{{short description|US FBI national security unit}} | {{short description|US FBI national security unit}} | ||
{{Infobox law enforcement unit | {{Infobox law enforcement unit | ||
| unit_name = National Security Branch | | unit_name = National Security Branch | ||
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==Future== | ==Future== | ||
It is speculated that this will lead to the formation of "career paths" for FBI [[Special Agent]]s; meaning that once a new agent has completed Special Agent Training at [[FBI Academy]] in [[Quantico, Virginia]], and has completed the mandatory probationary period, that he or she can choose to go into the National Security Branch, or go into the "Criminal" part of the Bureau and focus on crimes such as [[organized crime]], [[narcotics]], [[Civil rights|civil rights violations]], [[fraud]], and [[violent crime]]. Advocates of this new program{{who|date=September 2013}} say that this re-organization will help the fight against terrorism by making it less bureaucratic. | It is speculated that this will lead to the formation of "career paths" for FBI [[Special Agent]]s; meaning that once a new agent has completed Special Agent Training at [[FBI Academy]] in [[Quantico, Virginia]], and has completed the mandatory probationary period, that he or she can choose to go into the National Security Branch, or go into the "Criminal" part of the Bureau and focus on crimes such as [[organized crime]], [[narcotics]], [[Civil rights|civil rights violations]], [[fraud]], and [[violent crime]]. Advocates of this new program{{who|date=September 2013}} say that this re-organization will help the fight against terrorism by making it less bureaucratic. | ||
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* {{Cite web |date=2005-06-30 |title=Bush sets up domestic spy service |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4636117.stm |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}} | * {{Cite web |date=2005-06-30 |title=Bush sets up domestic spy service |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4636117.stm |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}} | ||
* {{Cite web |date=2005-06-29 |title=Bush creates National Security Service |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/29/bush.intel/ |website= | * {{Cite web |date=2005-06-29 |title=Bush creates National Security Service |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/29/bush.intel/ |website=CNN |language=en-US}} | ||
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