Counterintelligence Division

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The Counterintelligence Division is a specialized FBI unit responsible for identifying, investigating, and countering foreign intelligence and espionage threats to U.S. national security.

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Counterintelligence Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf FBI division
counterintelligence organization unit
collaboratesWith Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED
Defense Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED
Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
National Security Agency NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED
U.S. military counterintelligence organizations
state and local law enforcement agencies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employer Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED
field counterespionage
counterintelligence
counterterrorism support
national security
focusesOn espionage by U.S. persons acting on behalf of foreign powers
espionage by foreign intelligence officers
foreign government-directed cyber operations
foreign influence and disinformation campaigns
foreign intelligence services
non-traditional collectors of sensitive information
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalAuthority Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act NERFINISHED
Title 18 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
oversightBy U.S. Congress NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Justice NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED
partOf National Security Branch NERFINISHED
responsibility conducting outreach to U.S. industry and academia on foreign intelligence threats
coordinating FBI counterintelligence activities with the U.S. Intelligence Community
countering espionage against the United States
countering foreign intelligence threats to U.S. national security
detecting and disrupting foreign espionage operations in the United States
identifying and neutralizing insider threats involving foreign intelligence
identifying foreign intelligence threats to U.S. national security
investigating economic espionage
investigating foreign influence operations targeting the United States
investigating foreign intelligence threats to U.S. elections
investigating foreign intelligence threats to U.S. national security
investigating theft of trade secrets on behalf of foreign powers
investigating unauthorized disclosure of classified information involving foreign intelligence interests
protecting U.S. critical infrastructure from foreign intelligence activities
protecting U.S. political, military, and economic interests from foreign intelligence services
protecting sensitive U.S. technologies from foreign acquisition
supporting U.S. policymakers with counterintelligence information
supporting espionage prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice
usesMethod covert investigative techniques
intelligence collection and analysis
liaison with foreign security and intelligence services

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National Security Branch hasComponent Counterintelligence Division