FBI National Security Branch

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National Security Branch
Seal of the National Security Branch
Active	September 12, 2005 – present^[1] (19 years, 2 months)
Country	United States
Agency	Federal Bureau of Investigation
Headquarters	J. Edgar Hoover Building Washington, D.C.
Abbreviation	NSB
Structure
Subunits	Counterintelligence Division Counterterrorism Division High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group Terrorist Screening Center Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
Commanders
Current commander	Executive Assistant Director Larissa L. Knapp^[2]
Website
Official website

The National Security Branch (NSB) is a service within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NSB is responsible for protecting the United States from weapons of mass destruction, acts of terrorism, and foreign intelligence operations and espionage. The NSB accomplishes its mission by investigating national security threats, providing information and analysis to other law enforcement agencies, and developing capabilities to keep the US nation secure.

Leadership

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Headed by an FBI Executive Assistant Director, the NSB is responsible to the FBI Director through the Deputy Director. As a unit of the FBI (which is a division of the United States Department of Justice), the NSB is ultimately responsible to the Attorney General of the United States. In addition, the critical role the NSB plays within the United States Intelligence Community places it within the purview of the Director of National Intelligence.

Organization

The FBI created the National Security Branch (NSB) on September 12, 2005 in response to a presidential directive and as a result of the recommendations of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission to establish a "National Security Service" that combines the missions, capabilities, and resources of the FBI's counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and intelligence elements under the leadership of a senior FBI official.

The NSB was formed by the unification of the FBI's various national security and intelligence gathering units:^[1]

Future

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It is speculated that this will lead to the formation of "career paths" for FBI Special Agents; 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 violations, fraud, and violent crime. Advocates of this new program^[who?] say that this re-organization will help the fight against terrorism by making it less bureaucratic.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Security Branch Brochure" (PDF). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
^ "Larissa L. Knapp". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved August 16, 2022.

"Bush sets up domestic spy service". BBC. June 30, 2005.
"Bush creates National Security Service". CNN. June 29, 2005.

External links

Federal Bureau of Investigation Website
- National Security Branch Website

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Field offices

Organization

Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch	Criminal Investigative Division Critical Incident Response Group National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime Behavioral Analysis Unit Child Abduction and Serial Murder Investigative Resources Center Violent Criminal Apprehension Program Hostage Rescue Team Crisis Negotiation Unit Special Weapons and Tactics Teams Hazardous Devices School Cyber Division
Human Resources Branch	Academy Behavioral Science Unit National Academy FBI Police
National Security Branch	Counterintelligence Division Counterterrorism Division Communications Exploitation Section High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group Terrorist Screening Center Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
Science and Technology Branch	Criminal Justice Information Services Division National Crime Information Center Laboratory Division
Other branches	Information and Technology Branch Intelligence Branch