The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency (counterintelligence).

It is the government agency responsible for investigating crimes on Indian Reservations in the United States under the Seven Major Crimes Act, passed in 1885. In 1953, Congress passed Public Law 280 giving state governments the right to assume civil and criminal jurisdiction over Indian reservations in California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Alaska.

The branch has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime. The agency was established in 1908 as the Bureau of Investigation (BOI). Its name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1935.

The agency headquarters is the J. Edgar Hoover Building, located in Washington, D.C., along with fifty-six field offices located in major cities throughout the United States, and more than 400 resident agencies in lesser cities and areas across the nation. More than 50 international offices called "legal attachés" exist in U.S. embassies and consulates general worldwide.

Initialism

FBI

1. (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation.
2. Fixed Bit Index.
3. (UK) Federation of British Industry 1916–1965, forerunner of CBI (Confederation of British Industry).
4. (US) Female Body Inspector

Anagrams

• BFI
• fib
• IBF

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Offers information, details and requirements for careers involving various fields within the Bureau. Outlines benefits and disqualifying criteria.
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See also:

• Regional: North America: United States: Government: Intelligence (4)

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• FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives
  fbi.gov
  The official listing of the top ten most wanted fugitives, an archive of previous listings, crime alerts, parental kidnappings, and unknown suspects.
• Carnivore Diagnostic Tool
  au.af.mil
  Official statement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the US House of Representatives regarding the use and oversight of the Carnivore Electronic Surveillance program. (September 06, 2000)
• FBI Academy
  fbi.gov
  Information on the training school for agency employees.