FBI Director

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The FBI Director is the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, overseeing its operations, personnel, and strategic direction as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement and domestic intelligence official.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal executive position
government office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction federal government of the United States
appointedBy President of the United States
confirmedBy United States Senate
country United States of America
createdToReplace Director of the Bureau of Investigation
hasAuthorityOver FBI internal policies and procedures
FBI investigative priorities
FBI resource allocation
heads Federal Bureau of Investigation
inception 1935
legalBasis Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Title 28 of the United States Code
mayReportTo Director of National Intelligence
memberOf President’s national security team
notableOfficeHolder J. Edgar Hoover
James Comey
Robert Mueller
officeHolderRoleIn Federal Bureau of Investigation
oversees FBI field offices
FBI headquarters divisions
FBI intelligence analysts
FBI professional staff
FBI special agents
participatesIn federal law enforcement coordination
interagency national security coordination
partOf United States Department of Justice
positionInHierarchy chief domestic intelligence official
chief federal law enforcement official
senior leadership of the United States Department of Justice
reportsTo Attorney General of the United States
residesIn Washington, D.C.
responsibleFor FBI budget management
FBI internal security and integrity
FBI policy development
FBI training standards
counterintelligence activities of the FBI
counterterrorism activities of the FBI
domestic intelligence operations of the FBI
federal criminal investigations conducted by the FBI
implementation of federal law enforcement policy within the FBI
oversight of FBI operations
oversight of FBI personnel
strategic direction of the FBI
subjectTo congressional oversight
executive branch oversight
termLength 10 years
workLocation J. Edgar Hoover Building

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FBI field offices reportsTo FBI Director
James Comey positionHeld Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
linked to: FBI Director
James Comey officeContested Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
linked to: FBI Director
Robert Mueller positionHeld Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
linked to: FBI Director
Robert Mueller officeHeld Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
linked to: FBI Director
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency distinctFrom Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
subject linked to: DCIA
linked to: FBI Director
National Security Branch reportsTo FBI Director
Christopher A. Wray positionHeld Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
linked to: FBI Director