Editing Federal Bureau of Investigation (section)

== Personnel ==
[[File:FBI Evidence Response Team.jpg|thumb|right|An FBI Evidence Response Team{{clarify|date=May 2020}}]]
[[File:Potential Agents on the FBI Fireing Range.jpg|thumb|right|Agents in training on the [[FBI Academy]] firing range]]

{{as of|2009|December|31|df=US}}, the FBI had a total of 33,852 employees. That includes 13,412 special agents and 20,420 support professionals, such as intelligence analysts, language specialists, scientists, information technology specialists, and other professionals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/quickfacts.htm |title=Federal Bureau of Investigation – About Us – Quick Facts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017083929/http://www2.fbi.gov/quickfacts.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>

=== Line of Duty Deaths ===
According to the [[Officer Down Memorial Page]] 87 FBI agents and 2 K9s have died in the line of duty from 1925 to February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |author=[[The Officer Down Memorial Page]] |title=United States Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC |url=http://www.odmp.org/agency/1251-united-states-department-of-justice---federal-bureau-of-investigation-u.s.-government |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822004917/http://www.odmp.org/agency/1251-united-states-department-of-justice---federal-bureau-of-investigation-u.s.-government |archive-date=August 22, 2010 |access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref>

=== Hiring process ===
To apply to become an FBI agent, one must be between the ages of 23 and 37, unless one is a preference-eligible [[veteran]], in which case one may apply after age 37.<ref>Due to the decision in ''Robert P. Isabella v. Department of State and Office of Personnel Management'', 2008 M.S.P.B. 146. In 2009, the Office of Personnel Management issued implementation guidance on the Isabella decision ([http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalID=2484 CHCOC] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808110540/http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalID=2484 |date=August 8, 2012 }}. Chcoc.gov. Retrieved on July 23, 2013).</ref> The applicant must also hold U.S. citizenship, be of high moral character, have a clean record, and hold at least a four-year [[bachelor's degree]]. At least three years of professional work experience prior to application is also required. All FBI employees require a Top Secret (TS) [[security clearance]], and in many instances, employees need a TS/SCI ([[Classified information in the United States#Top Secret|Top Secret]]/[[Collateral clearance|Sensitive Compartmented Information]]) clearance.<ref name="tssci">{{cite web |url=http://www.fbijobs.gov/5.asp |title=Federal Bureau of Investigation Jobs |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702114028/http://www.fbijobs.gov/5.asp |archive-date=July 2, 2007}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=February 2025}} 

To obtain a security clearance, all potential FBI personnel must pass a series of [[Single Scope Background Investigation]]s (SSBI), which are conducted by the [[United States Office of Personnel Management|Office of Personnel Management]].<ref name="opm">{{cite web |url=http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/OBD/e0510/back.htm#12 |title=Review of the Security and Emergency Planning Staff's Management of Background Investigations |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General |date=September 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060816072405/http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/reports/OBD/e0510/back.htm#12 |archive-date=August 16, 2006}}</ref> Special agent candidates also have to pass a Physical Fitness Test (PFT), which includes a 300-meter run, one-minute sit-ups, maximum push-ups, and a {{convert|1.5|mi|km|1|adj=on}} run. Personnel must pass a [[polygraph]] test with questions including possible drug use.<ref name="FAQ-FBI Jobs">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbijobs.gov/61.asp |title=FAQ-FBI Jobs |publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018235309/https://www.fbijobs.gov/61.asp |archive-date=October 18, 2012}}</ref> Applicants who fail polygraphs may not gain employment with the FBI.<ref>Taylor, Marisa. [http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/05/20/191539/fbi-turns-away-many-applicants.html "FBI turns away many applicants who fail lie-detector tests"]. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709164951/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/05/20/191539/fbi-turns-away-many-applicants.html |date=July 9, 2013 }} ''[[The McClatchy Company]]''. May 20, 2013. Retrieved on July 25, 2013.</ref> Up until 1975, the FBI had a minimum height requirement of {{convert|5|ft|7|in|cm}}.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/White%20Materials/White%20Assassination%20Clippings%20Folders/Security%20Folders/Security-FBI/Item%200844.pdf |title=FBI to Allow Agents to Be Short |date=June 25, 1975 |work=San Francisco Chronicle/Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020144123/http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/White%20Materials/White%20Assassination%20Clippings%20Folders/Security%20Folders/Security-FBI/Item%200844.pdf |archive-date=October 20, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== BOI and FBI directors ===
{{Main|Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation}}

[[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI directors]] are [[List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation|appointed]] (nominated) by the [[president of the United States]] and must be confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] to serve a term of office of ten years, subject to resignation or removal by the president at his/her discretion before their term ends. Additional terms are allowed following the same procedure.

[[J. Edgar Hoover]], appointed by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] in 1924, was by far the longest-serving director, serving until his death in 1972. In 1968, Congress passed legislation, as part of the ''Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968'', requiring Senate confirmation of appointments of future directors.<ref>''Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act'' {{USPL|90|351}}, June 19, 1968, {{USStat|82|197}}, sec.1101</ref> As the incumbent, this legislation did not apply to Hoover. The last FBI director was [[Andrew McCabe]]. The current FBI director is [[Kash Patel]], appointed by President [[Donald Trump]].
The FBI director is responsible for the day-to-day operations at the FBI. Along with the [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|deputy director]], the director makes sure cases and operations are handled correctly. The director also is in charge of making sure the leadership in the FBI [[List of FBI field offices|field offices]] is staffed with qualified agents. Before the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act]] was passed in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the FBI director would directly brief the president of the United States on any issues that arise from within the FBI. Since then, the director now reports to the [[Director of National Intelligence|director of national intelligence]] (DNI), who in turn reports to the President.