FBI | FederaL BureaU oF InvestigatioN

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Common name Federal Bureau of Investigation

Abbreviation FBI

Motto Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity

Agency overview

Formed July 26, 1908 (104 years ago)

Employees 36,074[1] (September 30, 2012)

Annual budget 8.1 billion USD (2012)

Legal personality Governmental: Government agency

Jurisdictional structure

Federal agency

(Operations jurisdiction) United States

Legal jurisdiction As per operations jurisdiction.

Governing body United States Department of Justice

Constituting instrument United States Code Title 28 Part II Chapter 33

General nature

Federal law enforcement

Civilian agency

Operational structure

Headquarters J. Edgar Hoover Building, Washington, D.C.

Sworn members 13,913 (September 30, 2012)

Unsworn members 22,161 (September 30, 2012)

Agency executives

Robert S. Mueller III, Director

Sean M. Joyce, Deputy Director

List of FBI Directors, Other directors

Child agencies

FBI Academy

FBI Laboratory

Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)

Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG)


Counterterrorism Division (CTD)

FBI Police (FBIP)

Major units 5