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<H2 align=center><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><STRONG>Testimony of <BR>Robert S. Mueller,
III<BR>Director<BR>Federal Bureau of
Investigation<BR>Before the<BR>Senate Committee on
Intelligence of the <BR>United States
Senate<BR>February 16, 2005 </STRONG></FONT></H2>
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<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><STRONG>Introduction</STRONG></FONT></H3>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, Senator
Rockefeller, and members of the Committee. I
appreciate this opportunity to discuss our current
view of threats to the United States and the FBI's
efforts to address them. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Before I begin, I would like to take a moment
to thank all of our partners in the Law Enforcement
and Intelligence Communities. They have shared their
information and expertise, and in many cases worked
side-by-side with us, and together we made great
progress over the past year to protect our nation and
our communities from terrorism and crime.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>I
would also like to thank the men and women of the FBI
for continuing to embrace our changing mission, for
working to enhance our intelligence capabilities, for
adapting to new technologies and new ways of doing
things, and for doing all of this without ever pausing
in our forward push to protect this country from
active threats.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Mr. Chairman, over the past year, through
unprecedented cooperation, enhanced intelligence
capabilities, and continued unwavering commitment to
protect the American people, we have achieved
considerable victories against national security and
criminal threats facing the U.S. However, I must also
report that these threats continue to evolve and to
pose new challenges to the FBI and our
partners.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>It remains the FBI's overriding priority to
predict and prevent terrorist attacks. The threat
posed by international terrorism, and in particular
from al Qa'ida and related groups, continues to be the
gravest we face. </FONT></P>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>Al-Qa'ida and Related Terrorist
Groups</B></FONT></H3>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In 2004, our efforts in the War on Terrorism
grew more intelligence-driven, more coordinated, and
produced many tangible results. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In 2004 we learned that operatives had
conducted detailed surveillance of financial targets
in New York, Washington DC, and New Jersey. In
response to this threat, in coordination with DHS, the
threat level was raised from yellow to orange for the
cities referenced in the threat and we mobilized a
large contingent of analysts and agents to review the
massive amount of information connected with the
attack planning, and to uncover any additional
information that would give us insight into the plot .
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Previously, in the Spring of 2004, our allies
in the United Kingdom arrested a group of terrorists
who were plotting an imminent attack inside the UK. In
response, we immediately formed a task force of
analysts and agents to determine if there was a U.S.
nexus to the plot or if any of the UK subjects had
links to individuals in the U.S. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Later in the year, we received information
suggesting that there was an attack being planned --
possibly timed to coincide with the 2004 Presidential
Election. To counter the threat, the FBI created the
<B>2004 Threat Task Force</B> in May 2004. With
thousands of FBI personnel, supported by individuals
from outside agencies, it was the largest task force
created since 9/11, and it brought to bear every
possible resource in an effort to identify the
operatives and disrupt the attack plan. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>As part of the Task Force's initiatives, field
offices conducted a thorough canvass of all
counterterrorism investigations and FBI sources to
develop any further information that could help us
find these individuals. During the seven months the
task force was up and running, we also checked every
tangible lead provided in the threat intelligence. It
was an extraordinary effort and while we may never
know if an operation was indeed being planned, I am
certain that the FBI's tremendous response to the
threat played an integral role in disrupting any
operational plans that may have been underway.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Mr. Chairman, since we last spoke, the FBI has
identified various extremists located throughout the
U.S. and is monitoring their activities. Although
these efforts have made us safer, they are also a
sobering reminder of the threat we continue to
face.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<LI>
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<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>In
<B>Virginia</B>, Mohammed Ali al-Timimi, the
spiritual leader of the Virginia Jihad training
group disrupted last year, was indicted for his
involvement in the recruitment of US citizens for
extremist training and jihad preparation. Al-Timimi,
the primary lecturer at a northern Virginia Islamic
center, preached jihad to a small core group of
followers, provided them paramilitary training and
facilitated their travel to Pakistan in the days
after September 11th to attend Lashkar-e-Taiba
training camp in preparation to fight the United
States in Afghanistan</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>In
<B>Minneapolis</B>, we arrested Mohamad Kamal
El-Zahabi, a Lebanese citizen who admitted to
serving in Afghanistan and Chechnya as a sniper and
to providing sniper training at Khalden camp in
Afghanistan and in Lebanon in the 1990s. We first
learned of El-Zahabi during our investigation of
Boston-based Sunni extremists Ra'ed Hijazi,
convicted for his role in the Millennium plot in
Jordan, and Bassam Kanj, who was killed in a plot to
overthrow the Lebanese government in 2000.
</FONT></DIV>
<LI>
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<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>In
<B>New York</B>, Yassin Muhiddin Aref was arrested
on money laundering charges connected to a possible
terrorist plot to kill a Pakistani diplomat.
</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Unfortunately, in spite of these
accomplishments, al-Qa'ida continues to adapt and move
forward with its desire to attack the United States
using any means at its disposal. Their intent to
attack us at home remains -- and their resolve to
destroy America has never
faltered.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Al-Qa'ida's overall attack methodology has
adapted and evolved to address the changes to their
operating environment. While we still assess that a
mass casualty attack using relatively low-tech methods
will be their most likely approach, we are concerned
that they are seeking weapons of mass destruction
including chemical weapons, so-called "dirty bombs" or
some type of biological agent such as
anthrax.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Every day, personnel in our Counterterrorism
Division and in 100 Joint Terrorism Task Forces around
the country, work to determine where, when, and how
the next attack will occur. The fact remains --
America is awash in desirable targets -- those that
are symbolic like the U.S. Capitol and the White House
-- as well as the many infrastructure targets, like
nuclear power plants, mass transit systems, bridges
and tunnels, shipping and port facilities, financial
centers, and airports -- that if successfully hit,
would cause both mass casualties and a crippling
effect on our economy. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We continue to be concerned that U.S.
<B>transportation systems remain a key target</B>. The
attacks in Madrid last March show the devastation that
a simple, low-tech operation can achieve and the
resulting impact to the government and economy, which
makes this type of attack in the U.S. particularly
attractive to al-Qa'ida.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Another area we consider vulnerable and target
rich is the energy sector, particularly <B>nuclear
power plants</B>. Al-Qa'ida planner Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed had nuclear power plants as part of his
target set and we have no reason to believe that
al-Qa'ida has reconsidered.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>Looking ahead, there are three areas that
cause us the greatest concern.
</B></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>First is the threat from covert operatives
who may be inside the U.S. who have the intention to
facilitate or conduct an attack</B>. Finding them is a
top priority for the FBI, but it is also one of the
most difficult challenges. The very nature of a covert
operative -- trained to not raise suspicion and to
appear benign -- is what makes their detection so
difficult. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Mr. Chairman, while we are proud of our
accomplishments this year and the additional insight
we have gained into al-Qa'ida's activity, I remain
<B>very concerned about what we are not seeing</B>.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Whether we are talking about a true sleeper
operative who has been in place for years, waiting to
be activated to conduct an attack or a recently
deployed operative that has entered the U.S. to
facilitate or conduct an attack, we are continuously
adapting our methods to reflect newly received
intelligence and to ensure we are as proactive and as
targeted as we can be in detecting their presence.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Second, because of al-Qa'ida's directed
efforts this year to infiltrate covert operatives into
the U.S., <B>I am also very concerned with the growing
body of sensitive reporting that continues to show
al-Qa'ida's clear intention to obtain and ultimately
use some form of chemical, biological, radiological,
nuclear or high-energy explosives (CBRNE) material in
its attacks against America</B>.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Third, we remain concerned about the potential
for al-Qa'ida to <B>leverage extremist groups with
peripheral or historical connections to al-Qa'ida,
particularly its ability to exploit radical American
converts and other indigenous extremists</B>. While we
still believe the most serious threat to the Homeland
originates from al-Qa'ida members located overseas,
the bombings in Madrid last March have heightened our
concern regarding the possible role that indigenous
Islamic extremists, already in the U.S., may play in
future terrorist plots. Also of concern is the
possible role that peripheral groups with a
significant presence in the U.S. may play if called
upon by members of al-Qa'ida to assist them with
attack planning or logistical
support.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The potential recruitment of radicalized
American Muslim converts continues to be a concern and
poses an increasingly challenging issue for the FBI
because the process of recruitment is subtle and many
times, self initiated and radicalization tends to
occur over a long period of time and under many
different circumstances. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>As part of our continued efforts to identify
populations that may be a target for extremist
recruitment, the FBI has been involved in a
coordinated effort between law enforcement and
corrections personnel to combat the recruitment and
radicalization of prison inmates. Prisons continue to
be fertile ground for extremists who exploit both a
prisoner's conversion to Islam while still in prison,
as well as their socio-economic status and placement
in the community upon their release.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Extremist recruitment at schools and
universities inside the United States also poses a
particularly difficult problem. Because the
environment on campuses is so open and isolated,
schools provide a particularly impressionable and
captive audience for extremists to target.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Additionally, keeping in mind al-Qa'ida
recruitment efforts occur primarily overseas, we are
closely monitoring any possible methods for moving
individuals to extremist-linked institutions overseas,
specifically religious schools and mosques that have
overt ties to al-Qa'ida or other terrorist
organizations. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We are also concerned about the possibility
that individuals who are members of groups previously
considered to be peripheral to the current threat,
could be convinced by more radical, external
influences to take on a facilitation or even worse --
an operational role -- with little or no warning.
Individual members of legitimate organizations, such
Jama'at Tabligh, may be targeted by al-Qa'ida in an
effort to exploit their networks and contacts here in
the United States. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Efforts by extremists to obtain training
inside the U.S. is also an ongoing concern. Although
there are multiple reports and ongoing investigations
associated with the paramilitary training activities
of suspected extremists nationwide, the majority of
these cases involve small groups of like-minded
individuals who are inspired by the jihadist rhetoric
experienced in radical mosques or prison
proselytizing. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Fortunately, the recent amendment to Title 18
adding a provision whereby an individual knowingly
receiving military-type training from a designated
foreign terrorist organization is committing an
offense, makes it possible to now prosecute
individuals who participate or assist individuals in
receiving this type of
training.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Another area of concern is the recent merging
of Iraqi jihadist leader Abu Mu'sab al-Zarqawi with
al-Qa'ida. Zarqawi has a demonstrated capability of
directing external operations while maintaining his
focus on Iraq as noted with the disrupted Jordan plot
in April. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Another aspect of extremist activity in the
U.S. is the extensive fundraising efforts by various
terrorist groups. We continue to identify and block
funding conduits, freeze assets of terrorists and
those who support them, protect legitimate charities,
and disrupt the movement of money through peripheral
financial systems such as Hawalas.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>As part of this effort, the FBI has engaged in
extensive coordination with authorities of numerous
foreign governments in terrorist financing matters,
leading to joint investigative efforts throughout the
world. The FBI's participation in a U.S. - Saudi
Arabia Joint Terrorism Task Force, the U.S. - Swiss
Terrorism Financing Task Force and the International
Working Group on Terrorist Financing has enhanced
cooperation between these agencies and the U.S. and
allowed the FBI unprecedented access that has
increased our understanding of these complex financing
networks. Since 2002, we have provided terrorism
financing training and technical assistance to liaison
partners in almost 50 countries.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>The Threat from Other International
Terrorist Groups</B></FONT></H3></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Mr. Chairman, al-Qa'ida and the groups that
support it are still the most lethal threat we face
today. However, other terrorist groups that have a
presence in the U.S. require careful monitoring.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>It is the FBI's assessment, at this time, that
there is a limited threat of a coordinated terrorist
attack in the U.S. from Palestinian terrorist
organizations, such as HAMAS, the Palestine Islamic
Jihad, and the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigade. These groups
have maintained a longstanding policy of focusing
their attacks on Israeli targets in Israel and the
Palestinian territories. We believe that the primary
interest of Palestinian terrorist groups in the U.S.
remains the raising of funds to support their regional
goals. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI is committed to staunching the flow of
funds from the U.S. to Palestinian terrorist
organizations. As an example of this effort, the
former leadership of the Holy Land for Relief and
Development, a HAMAS front organization, was indicted
this past year and convictions were won against the
Elashi brothers who owned and ran Infocom, another
HAMAS front organization.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Of all the Palestinian groups, HAMAS has the
largest presence in the U.S. with a robust
infrastructure, primarily focused on fundraising,
propaganda for the Palestinian cause, and
proselytizing. Although it would be a major strategic
shift for HAMAS, its U.S. network is theoretically
capable of facilitating acts of terrorism in the U.S.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Like HAMAS, but on a much smaller scale,
U.S.-based Palestine Islamic Jihad members and
supporters are primarily engaged in fundraising,
propaganda and proselytizing activities. In 2003, the
Palestine Islamic Jihad, or PIJ, activities and
capabilities in the U.S. were severely undercut by the
arrests of the U.S. PIJ leader, Sami al-Arian, and
three of his top lieutenants. There have also been two
additional arrests of suspected PIJ activists on
charges unrelated to terrorism. There has been no
indication of a new U.S. PIJ leadership since the
arrest of al-Arian.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Currently, the most likely threat of terrorist
attacks from Palestinian groups to the U.S. homeland
is from a "lone wolf" scenario. In this scenario, a
terrorist attack would be perpetrated by one or more
individuals who may embrace the ideology of a
Palestinian terrorist group, but act without
assistance or approval of any established group.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Lebanese Hizballah retains the capability to
strike in the U.S., although we have no credible
information to indicate that US-based Hizballah
members have plans to attack American interests within
the U.S. or abroad. In 2004, we had some success in
uncovering individuals providing material support to
Hizballah.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>In
<B>Detroit</B>, Mahmoud Youssef Kourani was indicted
in the Eastern District of Michigan on one count of
Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Hizballah.
Kourani was already in custody for entering the
country illegally through Mexico and was involved in
fundraising activities on behalf of
Hizballah.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Also in
<B>Detroit</B>, Fawzi Assi was arrested in May of
2004 and was charged under the 1996 Antiterrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act for providing
material support to Hizballah. Assi was initially
arrested in 1998 after an outbound US Customs search
at the Detroit Metro Airport discovered night vision
goggles, one thermal imaging scope and two Boeing
Global Positioning System devices. Assi later fled
the country after being released by the court on
bail but was later turned over to us in Lebanon to
face US criminal
charges.</FONT></DIV></LI></UL></BLOCKQUOTE></CENTER>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>The Threat from Domestic
Terrorism</B></FONT></H3></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>While national attention is focused on the
substantial threat posed by international terrorists
to the homeland, law enforcement officials must also
contend with an ongoing threat posed by domestic
terrorists based and operating strictly within the
U.S. Domestic terrorists motivated by a number of
political or social agendas -- including white
supremacists, black separatists, animal
rights/environmental terrorists, anarchists,
anti-abortion extremists, and self-styled militia --
continue to employ violence and criminal activity in
furtherance of these agendas.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>Animal rights and environmental
extremists</B>, operating under the umbrella of the
Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Earth Liberation
Front (ELF) utilize a variety of tactics against their
targets, including arson, sabotage/vandalism, theft of
research animals, and the occasional use of explosive
devices. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Serious incidents of animal
rights/eco-terrorism decreased in 2004, a fact we
attribute to a series of law enforcement successes
that are likely deterring large-scale arsons and
property destruction. Following a rash of serious
incidents of animal rights/eco-terrorism, including a
$50 million arson in San Diego and two bombing
incidents in the San Francisco area, law enforcement
authorities achieved several significant successes
which have likely deterred additional terrorist
activity. Despite these successes, we anticipate that
animal rights extremism and eco-terrorism will
continue to threaten certain segments of government
and private industry, specifically in the areas of
animal research and residential/commercial
development. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The potential for violence by anarchists and
other emerging revolutionary groups, such as the
Anarchist Black Cross Federation (ABCF), will continue
to be an issue for law enforcement. The stated goals
of the ABCF are "the abolishment of prisons, the
system of laws, and the Capitalist state." The ABCF
believes in armed resistance to achieve a stateless
and classless society. ABCF has continued to organize,
recruit, and train anarchists in the tactical use of
firearms.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>US-based black separatist groups</B> follow
radical variants of Islam, and in some cases express
solidarity with al-Qa'ida and other international
terrorist groups. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Incidents of organized white supremacist group
violence decreased in 2004. This is due to several
high profile law enforcement arrests over the last
several years, as well as the continued fragmentation
of white supremacist groups because of the deaths or
the arrests of leaders. We judge that violence on the
part of white supremacists remains an ongoing threat
to government targets, Jewish individuals and
establishments, and non-white ethnic
groups.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>However, the <B>right-wing Patriot
movement</B> -- consisting of militias, common law
courts, tax protesters, and other anti-government
extremists -- remains a continuing threat in America
today. Sporadic incidents resulting in direct clashes
with law enforcement are possible and will most likely
involve state and local law enforcement personnel,
such as highway patrol officers and sheriff's
deputies. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Potential violent <B>anti-abortion
extremists</B> linked to terrorism ideologies or
groups pose a current threat. The admiration of
violent high-profile offenders by extremists highlight
continued concerns relating to potential or similar
anti-abortion threat activity.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>WMD Proliferation and other Foreign
Intelligence Threats</B></FONT></H3></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Although the impact of terrorism is more
immediate and highly visible, espionage and foreign
intelligence activity are no less a threat to the US
national security. Many countries consider the US to
be their primary intelligence target; so long as the
US maintains its position in world affairs, it will
continue to be targeted. As part of its reinvigorated
and refocused foreign counterintelligence (FCI)
program, the FBI has applied a more rigorous
methodology to its efforts to assess and articulate
the current threat environment.<BR><BR>One of the key
elements of the FBI's National Strategy for
Counterintelligence (adopted in August 2002) is the
threat assessment. Over the past two years, the FBI
has produced comprehensive threat assessments on
several countries deemed to be of particular CI
concern. The National Strategy for Counterintelligence
identified five categories of foreign intelligence
activity as being especially harmful to the US
national security. These five categories of activity
are weighted in terms of importance, the in the
following
order:</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Proliferation of chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear, and high-energy explosives
(CBRNE) information and
technology:</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Penetration of the US Intelligence Community
(USIC)<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Penetration of US Government entities and
contractors<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Compromise of Critical National Assets
(CNAs), defined as any information, policies, plans,
technologies, or industries that, if stolen,
modified, or manipulated by an adversary would
seriously threaten US national or economic security;
and<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Conduct
of clandestine foreign intelligence activities in
the US.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Several countries have traditionally
considered the US to be their primary intelligence
target, as well as an adversary or threat. This
prioritization is manifested through their continued
large and active intelligence presence in the US and
their aggressive targeting of US persons, information
and technology. Other countries, while not necessarily
viewing the U.S. as an adversary or threat, seek
information to help them compete economically,
militarily, and politically in world affairs. As the
current leader in all three areas, the US becomes
their primary target. For still other countries,
rather than being an intelligence target, the US
represents an operating environment in which to
conduct intelligence-related activities focused on
their domestic security.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Some foreign countries are becoming
increasingly sophisticated in their CI awareness,
training and capabilities. Also of growing concern is
the asymmetrical threat posed by certain intelligence
services that supplement their collection capabilities
in the US by using non-traditional collectors. These
collectors include students, delegations, business
visitors, émigrés, and retired intelligence officers
who are collecting against targets of opportunity or
responding to ad hoc requests from the intelligence
services. Such non-traditional collectors pose a
potential threat across the US, requiring a
coordinated response by all FBI field offices.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI does not foresee any significant
changes in the official foreign intelligence presence
in the US over the next two to three years. However,
in addition to using non-traditional collectors,
several countries appear to be exploiting their
military liaison officers, who are in the US on overt,
legitimate intelligence-sharing missions, to target
and collect sensitive defense information that is
outside the scope of their official access. Most
difficult to identify and assess is the intelligence
collection activity being directed and/or conducted by
non-intelligence organizations, such as other foreign
government agencies and/or foreign companies. The FBI
sees this type of activity most frequently in the
targeting and collection of CBRNE information and
technology.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Another challenge the FBI will face is the
tendency of some foreign intelligence services to
leverage liaison relationships for intelligence
collection purposes. US Government representatives
participating in international conferences and
exchanges, or whose duties include routine liaison
with foreign intelligence representatives, frequently
report that their contacts engage in elicitation,
sometimes to a surprisingly aggressive
level.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI expects to see a continued increase in
the use of technology as an enabler for intelligence
operations, such as contacting, tasking, and
debriefing sources and agents in the
US.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Over the
near term, the priority collection targets for these
countries will
be:</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>The
effects of the recent 2004 US elections on US
foreign and domestic policies;
<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>US
military actions in Iraq and
Afghanistan;<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>US
counterterrorism
policy;<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
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<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>US dual
use technologies;
and<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>US
policy vis-à-vis particular countries or regions of
the
world.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI expects to see continued lobbying,
political influence, and/or perception management
activities by countries hoping to affect US
policy.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Many foreign intelligence services will also
continue to exploit their presence in the US to target
and collect against third countries. Most will also
engage in defensive intelligence activities, targeting
their own expatriate and ethnic communities in the US,
especially those groups deemed to be a threat to the
current regime.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>The FBI's
National Strategy for Counterintelligence sets forth
national priorities and strategic objectives as well
as changes in management and organizational culture
intended to redirect and significantly enhance the
overall performance of the FBI's FCI program. Program
objectives and outcomes
include:</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Identify
intelligence service objectives, officers, assets,
and
operations;<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Disrupt
the operations of intelligence services;
and<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Change
the behavior of exploited institutions and
individuals.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV align=left>
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<DIV align=left>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>To that end, the FBI has identified five
program strategies: Know the Domain; Understand the
Threat; Engage in Strategic Partnerships; Conduct
Sophisticated Operations; and Inform
Policymakers.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>During FY
2004, the FBI FCI program accomplished the
following:</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<UL>
<LI>
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<DIV align=left>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Six
foreign intelligence officers and/or agents were
arrested;<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
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<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>67
requests for persona non grata actions and visa
denials were
issued;<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
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<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>1,667
Intelligence Information Reports were
disseminated.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV align=left>
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<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In addition, the Asset Validation Review
process was implemented in July 2002, and the FBI
began providing mandatory asset validation training
for Asset Coordinators in the field regarding
procedures and policies. The FBI also implemented the
Agents in Laboratories Initiative (AILI) in February
2003, through which FBI agents have been placed in
Department of Energy nuclear weapons and science
laboratories.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI has also developed several strategic
partnerships, to include the Regional CI Working Group
(RCIWG) Initiative, which was established in October
2003 to implement the National Strategy for
Counterintelligence, leverage the RCIWGs in tasking
our USIC partners, address intelligence gaps, identify
CI trends and priorities in the operational arena
among USIC agencies at the field level, and ensure
that all CI operational initiatives and projects
across agencies are coordinated through the
FBI.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Similarly, the National CI Working Group
(NCIWG) was established and is led by the FBI and
consists of other CI agency head-level
representatives. The mission is to establish ongoing
interagency planning discussions to better coordinate
CI operations USIC-wide. Domain Task Forces are CI
project level task forces led by the FBI, in
vulnerabilities associated with at-risk national
security projects, i.e., sensitive technologies,
information, and research and
development.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>FBI field offices are developing "business
alliances" to build executive-level relationships and
foster threat and vulnerability information sharing,
with private industries and academic institutions
located within their territories having at-risk and
sensitive national security and economic technologies,
research and development
projects.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Finally, the FBI has reinvigorated its CI
training process. For example, field agents are
trained in the key components of basic CI operations
through an intensive four-week Basic CI Operations
course. Other advanced, highly specialized CI courses
and seminars provide training to agents and analysts
through a variety of innovative instructional methods
and include in-services and conferences, the
Interactive Multimedia Instruction and Simulation
(IMIS) computer-based training program, and the FBI
Intranet.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>Cyber
Threats</B></FONT></H3></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The cyber-threat to the U.S. is serious and
continues to expand rapidly the number of actors with
both the ability and the desire to utilize computers
for illegal and harmful purposes
rises.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Cyber threats stems from both state actors,
including foreign governments that use their vast
resources to develop cyber technologies with which to
attack our networks, and non-state actors such as
terrorist groups and hackers that act independently of
foreign governments. The increasing number of foreign
governments and non-state actors exploiting U.S.
computer networks is a major concern to the FBI and
the Intelligence Community as a
whole.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>State actors continue to be a threat to both
our national security as well as our economic security
because they have the technical and financial
resources to support advanced network exploitation and
attack. The greatest cyber threat is posed by
countries that continue to openly conduct computer
network attacks and exploitations on American
systems.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Terrorists show a growing understanding of the
critical role that information technology plays in the
day-to-day operations of our economy and national
security. Their recruitment efforts have expanded to
include young people studying mathematics, computer
science and engineering in an effort to move from the
limited physical attacks to attacks against our
technical systems.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Fortunately, the large majority of hackers do
not have the resources or motivation to attack the US
critical information infrastructures. Most targets of
the hacker are viewed as "challenges" to break into a
system. These individuals do not introduce malicious
code to the system but usually leave their "cyber
signature." Although a nuisance, the single hacker
does not pose a great threat; however, the increasing
volume of hacking activity worldwide does
inadvertently disrupt networks, including that of the
U.S. information infrastructures. Hackers that plant
malicious code or upload bots that are designed to
steal information are the main threats in this group.
These individuals have the ability to take down a
system or steal trade secrets, either of which can be
devastating to a company or
agency.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The growing number of hackers motivated by
money is a cause for concern. If this pool of talent
is utilized by terrorists, foreign governments or
criminal organizations, the potential for a successful
cyber attack on our critical infrastructures is
greatly increased.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>To combat these and other cyber threats, the
FBI established a national cyber program with a Cyber
Division at FBI Headquarters and dedicated cyber
squads in the field offices. The program enables us to
coordinate and facilitate investigations of those
federal criminal violations using the Internet,
computer systems, or networks. It also helps us to
build and maintain public/private alliances to
maximize counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and
law enforcement cyber response capabilities. We are
also working to aggregate the technological and
investigative expertise necessary to meet the
challenges that lie ahead. We are recruiting and
hiring individuals who possess degrees and experience
in computer sciences, information systems, or related
disciplines. We are looking for specialists who
possess a bedrock of experience and a profound
understanding of the cyber world.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>Converging Criminal
Threats</B></FONT></H3></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>It is increasingly the case that
counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cyber, and
criminal investigations are interrelated. There are
rarely clear dividing lines that distinguish
terrorist, counterintelligence, and criminal activity.
Recognizing this trend toward convergence, the first
priority of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Program
is to leverage criminal investigative resources to
enhance the FBI's Counterterrorism,
Counterintelligence and Cyber programs.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Terrorists use criminal enterprises and
criminal activities to support and fund terrorist
organizations. The FBI's criminal investigations of
these crimes and criminal enterprises, often in task
forces in conjunction with other federal, state, and
local law enforcement, continue to develop invaluable
intelligence, as well as to initiate investigations,
which further identify the United States'
vulnerability to attack and directly support the FBI's
and the Intelligence Community's counterterrorism,
counterintelligence, and cyber crime efforts.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>One of the FBI's first investigations to
utilize the material support of a terrorist
organization statute evolved from a criminal
investigation of Hizballah operators utilizing credit
card scams, cigarette smuggling and loan fraud to
support the purchase of dual use equipment for
Hizballah procurement leaders in Lebanon. The FBI used
the criminal RICO statute to fully neutralize this
terrorist cell.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In combatting converging threats, the FBI's
Criminal Program is placing greater emphasis on the
collection, analysis, dissemination and effective use
of intelligence, including intelligence derived from
criminal investigations, including intelligence
derived from human sources and the use of
sophisticated investigative techniques. We are using
intelligence to identify crime problems and trends, to
conduct threat assessments, and to drive investigative
efforts. Currently, we are aggressively pursuing
intelligence collection and threat assessments on
Organized Crime, Human Smuggling and Trafficking,
Violent Gangs, Public Corruption, Civil Rights, and
Middle Eastern Criminal
Enterprises.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>After CT, CI, and Cyber, the Criminal
Investigative Program's other priorities in descending
order are Criminal Intelligence, Public Corruption,
Civil Rights, Violent Gangs, Criminal Enterprises,
Corporate and Securities Fraud, Health Care Fraud,
Mortgage Fraud, Major Financial Institution Fraud, and
Crimes Against Children and other Violent
Crimes.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Public
Corruption</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Public Corruption continues to pose the
greatest threat to the integrity of all levels of
government. Recent investigative efforts have been
intensified to identify and convict Immigration,
Department of State, and DMV officials illegally
selling visas or other citizenship documents and
drivers licenses to anyone with enough money. Their
illegal activities potentially conceal the identity
and purpose of terrorists and other criminals,
facilitating their entry, travel, and operation
without detection in the U.S. Other investigations
have convicted numerous law enforcement officers,
including those who formed criminal organizations
involved in drug trafficking. Many major metropolitan
areas in the U.S. have witnessed the indictment and
conviction of corrupt public officials who betrayed
the public trust for profit or personal gain. Over the
last two years alone, the FBI has convicted more than
1050 corrupt government employees, including 177
federal officials, 158 state officials, 360 local
officials, and more than 365 police officers. In
addition to pursuing criminal investigations against
corrupt law enforcement officers, the FBI has
initiated awareness and training efforts to deter
corruption, such as "Project Integrity."
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Civil
Rights</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>During FY 2004, the FBI initiated 1,744 civil
rights investigations and obtained 154 convictions,
focusing its efforts on Hate Crimes, Color of Law, and
Involuntary Servitude and Slavery matters. The FBI and
the United States depend on the support, cooperation
and assistance of the Arab, Muslim and Sikh
Communities in the United States to fight terrorism
and to fight crime. These communities are entitled to
the same civil rights of every citizen and person in
the United States. The FBI has worked with these
communities to ease their fears concerning the FBI's
interest in securing their help in the fight against
terrorism and to address the backlash of hate crimes
directed against them following 9/11 and the war in
Iraq. Since 9/11, more than 500 hate crime
investigations have been initiated, where the victims
were Arab, Muslim, Sikh, or perceived to be as such,
resulting in more than 150 federal and local
prosecutions. During 2004, the FBI initiated 53 hate
crime investigations where the victims were of Arab,
Muslim, or Sikh descent or were perceived to be such.
Thirteen of those cases resulted in criminal charges
being filed by either state or federal law enforcement
authorities. Other groups also continue to be the
victims of Hate Crimes, including African American and
Jewish communities. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Human trafficking and modern day slavery are a
worldwide crime and human rights problem, due to
global, economic, and political factors. Approximately
17,000 victims each year are lured to the United
States with false promises of good jobs and better
lives and then forced to work under brutal and
inhumane conditions. Many trafficking victims,
including women and children, are forced to work in
the sex industry, prison like factories, and migrant
agricultural work. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Violent
Gangs</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Violent gangs are more organized, larger, more
violent, and more widespread than ever before, and
they pose a growing threat to the safety and security
of Americans. The Department of Justice estimates
there are approximately 30,000 gangs with more than
800,000 members in the U.S.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Our communities continue to experience
devastating incidences of murder, drive-by shootings,
and assaults by gangs mainly involved in the sale and
distribution of illicit drugs. However, gang activity
extends far beyond protection of turf. It impacts
innocent citizens who have no connection or
involvement with gangs, and it increasingly transcends
municipal boundaries. Gang members travel from city to
city, between states and, on occasion, between
countries to commit their crimes.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In response, the FBI is implementing a
coordinated, intelligence-driven National Gang
Strategy to disrupt and dismantle gangs that pose the
greatest threats to America's communities. In the past
year, we have increased the number of Safe Street Task
Forces from 78 to 107 and we are seeking to increase
the number by an additional 10 to 20 percent in the
coming year. We are also centralizing gang
investigations at FBI Headquarters with a new $10
million National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC). The
NGIC will collect intelligence on gangs from across
the U.S., analyze this intelligence, and disseminate
it to help law enforcement authorities throughout the
country plan and execute strategies to prevent further
gang activity and violence.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI has reclassified gang matters from
"violent criminal offenders" to "criminal
organizations and enterprises" -- a higher priority
area. The new classification also allows the U.S.
Department of Justice to charge gang members under
federal racketeering statues which can result in
stiffer prison sentences for convicted subjects. This
approach is similar to the successful strategy used by
the FBI to dismantle traditional organized crime
groups. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Under the National Gang Strategy, priority is
given to efforts to disrupt and dismantle gangs that
are national in their scope and exhibit significant
connectivity and internal alliances. Among the first
to be targeted is Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a violent
gang which originated in Los Angeles comprised
primarily of Central American immigrants. We have
created a National Gang Task Force specifically to
address MS-13.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Criminal Enterprises
</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Organized criminal enterprises operating in
the U.S. and throughout the world pose increasing
concerns for the international law enforcement and
intelligence communities. Their skill in using
international monetary systems to conduct and conceal
their criminal activity, their use of state of the art
communications encryption to further safeguard their
illegal activity, and their transnational mobility
increases the likelihood they will escape detection or
otherwise cover their illegal activities with a cloak
of legitimacy. Although the FBI prioritizes its
efforts on criminal enterprises with possible
connections to terrorist and counterintelligence
activities, public corruption, human smuggling of
Special Interest Aliens and women and children, or
violent and pervasive racketeering activity, the
impact from just one criminal activity alone, theft,
is staggering. Annual property losses from cargo/high
tech/retail theft is estimated at $30 billion, from
vehicle theft $8 billion, from art/cultural heritage
artifact theft $500 million, and from jewelry and gem
theft $135 million. However, theft by criminal
enterprises often represents a multifaceted threat.
For example, Middle Eastern Criminal Enterprises
involved in the organized theft and resale of infant
formula pose not only an economic threat, but a public
health threat to infants, and a potential source of
material support to a terrorist organization.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI is increasing its intelligence
collection and assessment efforts on criminal
enterprises, as well as its joint efforts with the
intelligence and law enforcement services of other
nations, to combat the criminal activities of the La
Cosa Nostra, Italian, Russian, Balkan, Albanian,
Asian, African, Middle Eastern, Colombian/South
American and other criminal enterprises. The
FBI/Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation
Organized Crime Task Force in Budapest, Hungary, which
is investigating a Russian Criminal Enterprise engaged
in murder, extortion, prostitution, and other
significant racketeering activity, represents an
unprecedented cooperative effort between the FBI and
the Hungarians. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Although new criminal enterprises continue to
emerge, the LCN remains a formidable and ever changing
criminal threat. This year, in just one criminal
scheme, identified by the Federal Trade Commission as
the largest consumer fraud investigated in the history
of the United States, members of the Gambino LCN
family were convicted for using pornographic websites
and adult entertainment 1 800 numbers to defraud
thousands of individuals of $750,000,000. Asian
Criminal Enterprises also pose a continued threat, as
exemplified by one which was dismantled earlier this
year during a coordinated arrest operation with
Canada, which resulted in the arrest of 36 subjects in
Canada and 102 subjects in the U.S. for drug
trafficking and money laundering. Millions of dollars
and 21 firearms, including an AK 47 assault rifle and
a sawed off shotgun were seized during the
operation.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Corporate/Securities
Fraud</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Corporate fraud can cost Americans their jobs
and rob them of hard-earned savings. It shakes the
public's confidence in corporate America to its
foundation. Since the initiation of the FBI Corporate
Fraud Task Force in December 2001, there have been 480
indictments and 305 convictions of corporate
executives and their associates. The FBI's efforts
have also resulted in over $2 billion in restitutions,
recoveries and fines, in addition to over $30 million
in seizures and forfeitures. In the Enron,
HealthSouth, Cendant Corporation, Credit Suisse First
Boston, Computer Associates International, Worldcom,
Imclone, Royal Ahold, Perigrine Systems, and America
On Line cases the FBI obtained 119 indictments/
informations and 79 convictions. The former Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Worldcom is on trial in New
York and the former CEO of HealthSouth is on trial in
Alabama. Several additional high profile trials are
anticipated in the near future, to include the trial
of Enron's former CEOs and Chief Accounting Officer
anticipated to be scheduled for August or September
2005. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI is currently pursuing 334 Corporate
Fraud cases throughout the U.S. This is more than a
100 percent increase from FY 2003. Eighteen of the
pending cases involve losses to public investors which
each exceed $1 billion. Unfortunately, the volume of
cases has yet to reach a plateau, and the FBI
continues to open three to six new cases each month,
each case averaging a loss exceeding $100 million.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Health Care
Fraud</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>American's health care expenditures continue
to climb at rates higher than inflation and will soon
consume more than 17 percent of the Gross Domestic
Product. It is estimated that health care fraud costs
consumers, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers
tens of billions of dollars each year in blatant fraud
schemes in every sector of the industry. The FBI
recently instituted the Out Patient Surgery and
Pharmaceutical Fraud Initiatives to combat blatant
fraud identified in those health care programs. During
FY 2004, the FBI had 2,468 pending health care fraud
investigations, obtained 693 indictments and
informations, 564 convictions or pre trial diversions,
$1.05 billion in restitution, $543 million in fines,
$28.8 million in seizures, $19.05 million in
forfeitures and disrupted 186 and dismantled 105
criminal organizations.
<BR></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Mortgage
Fraud</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The number of FBI mortgage fraud
investigations, including major undercover operations,
rose from 102 in FY 2001 to approximately 550 in FY
2004. This rise is expected to continue. During FYs
2001-2004 the FBI received over 17,000 mortgage fraud
related Suspicious Activity Reports from federally
insured financial institutions alone. The FBI worked
with the Mortgage Bankers' Association (MBA), the
National Notary Association (NNA), as well as FINCEN,
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and
major mortgage lending institutions, to improve the
reporting and detection of potential mortgage fraud.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Crimes Against Children/Violent Incident
Crime </I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Of all violent crime, crimes against children
and child prostitution are of particular concern. Over
300,000 children per year are forced into
prostitution. The FBI's Lost Innocence, Child
Prostitution Initiative, has opened 13 cases in 11
field offices, emphasizing the use of sophisticated
investigative techniques, to obtain 135
arrests/locates, 3 complaints, 13
indictments/informations, 11 convictions/pre trial
diversions, and 4 child locates. Major violent crime
incidents, such as sniper murders, serial killings and
child abductions can paralyze whole communities and
require the cooperative efforts of the FBI and local,
state and other federal law enforcement agencies. The
FBI also continues to address the 6,218 bank
robberies, resulting in 153 injuries, and 15 deaths,
that occurred within the first ten months of 2004,
albeit with a greater reliance on other agencies and a
lesser use of its own resources where
possible.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>Enhancing the FBI's
Capabilities</B></FONT></H3></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Mr. Chairman, you will notice that our
accomplishments over the past year consistently have
two things in common, the effective collection and use
of intelligence and inter-agency cooperation. The
improvements that made these accomplishments possible
result from the continued efforts of the men and women
of the FBI to implement a plan that fundamentally
transforms our agency and enhances our ability to
predict and prevent terrorism.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Intelligence</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>As set forth above, threat information crosses
both internal and external organizational boundaries.
Counterterrorism efforts must draw from, and
contribute to, counterintelligence, cyber and criminal
programs. In order to most effectively address all
threats, we are continuing to strengthen the FBI's
enterprise-wide intelligence program.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We began in 2001 with a dedicated analysis
section in the Counterterrorism Division and, in 2002,
we created an Office of Intelligence in the
Counterterrorism Division. The structure and
capability significantly enhanced our CT operations
and those of our partners. In 2003, we extended this
concept across all FBI programs -- Criminal Cyber,
Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence-and unified
intelligence authorities under a new FBI Office of
Intelligence led by an Executive Assistant Director.
The Office of Intelligence adopted Intelligence
Community best practices to direct all FBI
intelligence activities. Congress and the 9/11
Commission reviewed these efforts and provided
recommendations to further strengthen the FBI's
intelligence capability.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The newly established Directorate of
Intelligence is the dedicated national security
workforce that the Congress established within the
FBI. It comprises a dedicated Headquarters element and
embedded intelligence entities in each FBI field
office called Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs). The
FIGs are central to the integration of the
intelligence cycle into field operations. The FIGS
include Special Agents, Intelligence Analysts,
Language Specialists, and Surveillance Specialists, as
well as officers and analysts from other intelligence
and law enforcement agencies. They are responsible for
coordinating, managing, and executing all of the
functions of the intelligence cycle and have
significantly improved the FBI's intelligence
capability. This integrated intelligence service
leverages the core strengths of the law enforcement
culture -- such as reliability of sources and
fact-based analysis -- while ensuring that no walls
exist between collectors, analysts and those who must
act upon intelligence information. The Directorate
also benefits from the strong FBI history of joint
operations by unifying FBI intelligence professional
and integrating all partners, particularly state,
local, and tribal law enforcement, into our
intelligence structures.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The central mission of the Directorate is to
optimally position the FBI to meet current and
emerging national security and criminal threats by:
(1) assuring that the FBI proactively targets threats
to the US, inhibiting them and dissuading them before
they become crimes; (2) providing useful, appropriate
and timely information and analysis to the national
security, homeland security, and law enforcement
communities; and (3) building and sustaining FBI-wide
intelligence policies and
capabilities.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In 2004, we made substantial progress to
expand and strengthen our intelligence workforce. For
the first time, the FBI offered recruitment bonuses
for Intelligence Analysts. As a result of these and
other efforts, the FBI received over 80,000
applications and hired over 650 Intelligence Analysts.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We built on the College of Analytic Studies,
created in October 2001, with the addition of two new
courses based on intelligence community best
practices: ACES 1.0, a new basis intelligence analytic
course, and ACES 1.5, a course for experienced,
on-board analysts that provides information on the
latest analytic resources and techniques. To ensure a
consistent level of knowledge across the workforce on
intelligence concepts and processes, ACES Training is
now mandatory for all FBI Intelligence Analysts. We
have increased our training expertise and capacity and
are on track to deliver basic training to 1,000
Intelligence Analysts by December 2005. In addition,
we have incorporated intelligence training into New
Agents class, including a joint exercise with
Intelligence Analysts and joint evening seminars.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The Intelligence Analyst career path, with
multiple work roles and cross-training requirements
not only provides career development opportunities, it
also creates a workforce with the agility and
flexibility needed to respond to the changing threat
environment. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In addition, we implemented several
initiatives to enhance the analyst career path and
improve retention. We extended the promotion potential
for analysts in the field from GS-12 to GS-14. We
created an Intelligence Analyst Advisory Board,
leveraging the strong FBI culture of creating advisory
groups to provide advocacy for specific career fields.
At the same time we worked with Congress and were
granted pay flexibilities, such that FBI intelligence
professionals now can be compensated at a rate equal
to that of their Intelligence Community peers. These
and other initiatives have helped us to stabilize our
attrition rate between 8 percent and 9 percent and
FY05 statistics to date look promising.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We have also taken steps to strengthen the
Special Agent component of our intelligence workforce.
In March 2004 we established a new career path for
Special Agents with three objectives. First, the
career path gives all Agents experience in
intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination.
Second, the career path will give Agents an
opportunity to develop specialized skills, experience
and aptitudes in one of four areas: 1) Intelligence,
2) Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence, 3) Cyber or
4) Criminal. Third, it makes Intelligence Officer
Certification a prerequisite for advancement to senior
supervisory ranks. The Special Agent career path will
produce a cadre of Agents who are proficient in both
intelligence and law enforcement operations. This is
key to achieving the full integration of law
enforcement and intelligence
operations.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>To improve our foreign language capabilities,
we have recruited and processed more than 50,000
translator applicants. These efforts have resulted in
the addition of 778 new Contract Linguists (net gain
of 493 after attrition) and 109 new Language Analysts
(net gain of 34 after attrition). The FBI has
increased its overall number of linguists by 67%, with
the number of linguists in certain high priority
languages increasing by 200% or
more.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We have integrated management of the FBI's
Foreign Language Program (FLP) into the Directorate of
Intelligence. This integration fully aligns FBI
foreign language and intelligence management
activities and delivers a cross-cutting platform for
future improvements across all program areas,
including translation quality
controls.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We also established the Language Services
Translation Center (LSTC), a command and control
structure at FBI Headquarters to ensure that our
finite translator resource base of over 1,300
translators, distributed across 52 field offices, is
strategically aligned with priorities set by our
operational divisions on a national level.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We have built a secure network that allows us
to efficiently route FISA audio collection to any FBI
field office. This technology allows us to more
effectively utilize our national translator
base.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We now possess sufficient translation
capability to promptly address all of our highest
priority counterterrorism intelligence, often within
12 hours. Of the several hundred thousand hours of
audio materials and several million pages of text
collected in connection with counterterrorism
investigations over the last two years, a nominal
level of backlog exists only because of obscure
languages or dialects. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We have instituted a national translation
quality assurance program. Countervailing operational
pressures, however, limit our ability to fully comply
with instituted translation review procedures in those
languages for which demand continues to outpace
supply. In those languages for which we have already
achieved excess translation capacity, e.g., Farsi,
Pashto, and Vietnamese, 100% quality assurance
compliance is expected by April 2005.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Translation backlogs continue to exist within
our counterintelligence program. To target these
deficiencies, we have implemented a highly successful
workforce planning model which links field-wide
workload measurements, trend analysis, and
geo-political indicators to our recruitment and
applicant processing efforts.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>In 2005, we plan to strengthen the integration
of the entire intelligence cycle (requirements
management; planning and direction; collection;
processing and exploitation of collected information;
analysis and production; and dissemination) into field
office operations. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We will incorporate the recently-developed new
critical element entitled, "Intelligence," into the
performance plans of all Special Agents and
Supervisory Special Agents; this new element
emphasizes participation in intelligence cycle
functions, in particular human source development and
contributions to intelligence
production.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>We will also establish "fly-teams" of Agents
with intelligence experience, Intelligence Analysts,
Language Specialists, and Surveillance Specialists to
travel to five field offices and provide hands-on
guidance and training for the full integration of the
intelligence cycle within the office.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Partnerships</I></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Our ability to coordinate and communicate with
other members of the Intelligence Community has never
been better. Our face-to-face interaction with the
National Counterterrorism Center and members of the
CIA and DHS has positively impacted our ability to
come together on a common problem and the results of
the cooperation are evident. Case in point: during the
election threat, analysts were able to meet daily to
discuss assessments and develop theories that were
fundamental to understanding the threat, and from
those meetings, on-line forums were created to
facilitate continued sharing of ideas and new
intelligence finds -- all from the desktop.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The FBI's Information Sharing Policy Group,
chaired by the FBI's EAD-Intelligence, brings together
the FBI entities that generate and disseminate law
enforcement information and intelligence to implement
the FBI's goal of sharing as much as possible
consistent with security and privacy
protections.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Within the Intelligence Community, the FBI has
a two-level approach:
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<OL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>For
those agencies that operate at the Top Secret-SCI
level, we are investing in secure facilities for an
FBI network (SCI On-Line, or SCION) that is linked
to the DOD-based JWICS network used by CIA, NSA, and
other national agencies.
</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>For
those agencies that operate at the Secret level, we
have connected the FBI's internal electronic
communications system to the DoD-based SIPRNET
network that serves. As a result, all FBI Agents or
analysts who need to communicate at the Secret-level
with other agencies can do so from their
desktop.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV
align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></OL>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Within the law enforcement community, the
FBI's National Information Sharing<BR>Strategy (NISS)
is part of the DOJ Law Enforcement Information Sharing
Program and builds upon the FBI Criminal Justice
Information (CJIS) Services program.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<OL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>The Law
Enforcement National Data Exchange (N-DEx) will
provide a nationwide capability to exchange data
derived from incident and event reports. Data from
incident and arrest reports -- name, address, and
non-specific crime characteristics -- will be
entered into a central repository to be queried
against by future data submissions. The national
scale of N-DEx will enable rapid coordination among
all strata of law enforcement.
</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>The Law
Enforcement Regional Data Exchange (R-DEx) will
enable the FBI to join participating Federal, state,
tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in
regional full-text information sharing systems under
standard technical procedures and policy agreements.
</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>The FBI
makes national intelligence more readily available
to state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies
through the Law Enforcement Online (LEO)
network.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>The
Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) also leverages the
CJIS backbone to provide real-time actionable
intelligence to state and local law
enforcement.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left></DIV></LI></OL>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><I>Information
Technology</I></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV
align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Recognizing that the ability to assemble,
analyze and disseminate information both internally
and with other intelligence and law enforcement
agencies is essential to our success in the war on
terrorism, the FBI has made modernization of its
information technology (IT) a
priority.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Under the centralized leadership of the Chief
Information Officer (CIO), the FBI is now taking a
coordinated, strategic approach to IT. We have a
Strategic IT Plan, a baseline Enterprise Architecture,
and a system for managing IT projects at each stage of
their "life cycle" from planning and investment,
through development and deployment, operation and
maintenance, and disposal. This involves regular
technical reviews to see if milestones are met.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The first two phases of the Trilogy IT
modernization program have been completed. The FBI is
now modernized with:
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<OL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Deployment of a high-speed, secure network
that enables personnel in FBI offices around the
country to share data, including audio, video and
image files. </FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>More
than 30,000 new desktop computers with modern
software applications 3,700 printers, 1600 scanners,
465 servers and 1400
routers.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>An IT
infrastructure that provides for secure
communication with our Intelligence Community
partners.</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV
align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></OL>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The third phase of Trilogy, which includes the
Virtual Case File (VCF) has not yet been completed.
Plans for VCF have changed both in response to
identified technical problems and because the FBI's
refocused mission created requirements that did not
exist when VCF was originally envisioned, such as
requirements related to information sharing. Last
June, after we determined that the product delivered
did not meet our needs, we decided to move forward
with a two-track action plan for
VCF.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<OL>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>In
accordance with this plan, we asked a new contractor
to examine the latest working version of the VCF as
well as available off-the-shelf software
applications and those designed for other agencies,
to determine the best combination to meet the FBI's
needs. In many ways, the pace of technological
innovation has overtaken our original vision for
VCF, and there are now existing products to suit our
purposes that did not exist when Trilogy began.
</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<LI>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>As we
move forward, we will apply all that we have learned
and leverage what we have already developed,
including a critical interface to our existing data
systems that will be a key component of our final
solution. </FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV
align=left></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></OL>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Separate from the Trilogy Program, we have
successfully developed and deployed a number of new
investigative and information sharing
capabilities.</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The <B>Investigative Data Warehouse (IDW)</B>
offers Agents and analysts alike the technology to
perform link analysis, while also providing enhanced
search and analytical tools. IDW provides FBI users
with a single access point to more than 47 sources of
counterterrorism data, including information from FBI
files, other government agency data, and open source
news feeds, that were previously available only
through separate, stove-piped systems. Most of these
users are with the Directorate of Intelligence,
Counterterrorism or Counterintelligence Divisions.
These users provide search and analysis services using
the IDW for personnel throughout the Bureau.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The <B>FBI Automated Messaging System
(FAMS)</B> began operations in December and now
provides more than 300 users with the capability to
send and receive critical organizational message
traffic to any of the 40,000+ addresses on the Defense
Messaging System (DMS). The FBI is the first civilian
agency to operate a classified DMS.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>The <B>FBI Intelligence Information Reports
Dissemination System (FIDS)</B> is a web-based
software application that allows all FBI personnel
with access to the FBI's Intranet to create and
disseminate standardized Intelligence Information
Reports (IIRs) quickly and efficiently. FIDS allows
the Directorate of Intelligence to automate and
standardize IIR creation and dissemination functions.
</FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<H3><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1><B>Conclusion</B></FONT></H3></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left>
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-1>Looking forward, we expect certain trends to
continue. Our adversaries will keep evolving, national
security and criminal threats will further converge,
and old jurisdictional boundaries will become less and
less relevant. If we are to address these trends
successfully, we must be willing and able to evolve
ourselves. The FBI must continue to build our
intelligence capabilities, including a strong
intelligence workforce. We must continue hiring and
training personnel with technical expertise and
foreign language skills. We must continue to seek new
ways to share information and collaborate with
partners in the Intelligence and Law Enforcement
Communities. Above all, we must be agile, and
encourage creativity, innovation, and strategic
thinking. If we do all of these things, I am confident
that we will out-network, out-think, and ultimately
defeat our adversaries. </FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV align=left>
<DIV class=Section1>
<DIV align=left><FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>Mr.
Chairman, I thank you again for this opportunity. I
look forward to working with this committee as we
continue our efforts to address threats to the U.S. I
would be happy to take any questions you might have.
</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Story</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/page2/page2archive.htm">Recent
Stories</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel.htm">National
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size=-2><STRONG>Congressional Testimony</STRONG></FONT>
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face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD height=6><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress.htm">2005</A></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top align=left>
<TD height=6><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD height=6><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress04.htm">2004</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD height=12><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD height=12><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress03.htm">2003</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD height=12><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD height=12><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress02.htm">2002</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD height=12><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>-</FONT></TD>
<TD height=12><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01.htm">2001</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD noWrap width=8 height=1><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>- </FONT></TD>
<TD width=972><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress00.htm">2000</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD noWrap width=8 height=6><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>- </FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress99.htm">1999</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/speeches/speeches.htm">Major
Executive Speeches</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/chat/chatinfo.htm">Web
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<TD vAlign=top bgColor=#eeeeee><FONT
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><STRONG>Radio</STRONG><BR></FONT>
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face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2>-</FONT></TD>
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face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size=-2><A
href="http://www.fbi.gov/thisweek/archive/743text.htm">FBI
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href="http://www.fbi.gov/gotcha/archive/got123104.htm">Gotcha</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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Reading
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