Field
Intelligence Groups
The Directorate of Intelligence (DI) oversees field intelligence
operations through Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs).
The FIGs perform
intelligence functions through integrated teams of Intelligence
Analysts, Language Analysts, Physical Surveillance Specialists,
and a dedicated number of Special Agents.
The FIGs coordinate, manage, and execute all of the functions
of the intelligence
cycle in the field.
- They help
determine what it is we don’t
know about
the threats our country is facing – and what we need
to know to combat
them. (Requirements)
- They help
ensure that our agents in the field collect – through
interviews, searches, and electronic and physical surveillances – the
kind of information we and our partners in the law enforcement
and intelligence communities are looking for. (Planning
and Direction and Collection)
- They
extract the information from cases being worked in their
field offices
and put it into a form usable
by analysts. They do this using a variety of methods, including
decryption, language translation,
and data reduction. (Processing and Exploitation.)
- They put
the information into context by answering questions such
as: What
does it mean? And why is
it important? (Analysis and Production.)
- They compile
the information into reports and disseminate them to
FBI Headquarters, other law enforcement and intelligence
agencies and key decision makers, including the President
and the Attorney
General. (Dissemination.) Often, the dissemination process
leads to new requirements being generated,
and the process starts over again.
For more
information on what goes on in the FIGs, see “Focus
on FIGs; Networking Intelligence Across the U.S. to Prevent
Crimes and Terror.”
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