Federal Bureau of Investigation: Difference between revisions

The FBI often works in conjunction with other federal agencies, including the [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] (USCG) and [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP) in seaport and airport security,<ref name="sea">{{cite web |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/FBI/a0626/final.pdf |title=The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Efforts to Protect the Nation's Seaports |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General |date=March 2006 |access-date=February 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001020122/http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/FBI/a0626/final.pdf |archive-date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> and the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] in investigating [[Aviation accidents and incidents|airplane crashes]] and other critical incidents. [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement|Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]'s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has nearly the same amount of investigative manpower as the FBI and investigates the largest range of crimes. In the wake of the [[September 11 attacks]], then–Attorney General Ashcroft assigned the FBI as the designated lead organization in terrorism investigations after the creation of the [[U.S. Department of Homeland Security]]. HSI and the FBI are both integral members of the [[Joint Terrorism Task Force]].