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The
FBI has built and continues to strengthen a security program
to protect and keep secure its people, information, operations,
and facilities.
Development
of a comprehensive security program
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Security
Division created 12/01; grew from 13 to 29 functional
units covering physical, personnel and information assurance
security; staff increased from 624 to over 1250
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Established
Chief Security Officer (CSO) Program, establishing a
professional security workforce
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Resolved
26 of the 29 recommendations by the Webster Commission.
Initiatives addressing the remaining three multi-year
recommendations are in progress
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FBI
Security Policy Manual completed 12/05
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Personnel
Security Polygraph (PSP) program established in 2001;
expanded in 2002 to include all candidates for the FBI
Counterintelligence, Counterterrorism and Security programs
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Processed
clearances for nearly 8,000 local law enforcement and
Joint Terrorism Task Force members; hired 4,264 Special
Agents and 6,046 Professional Support personnel (9/11/01-8/10/06)
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Established
the Acquisition Security Unit on May 17, 2004, to evaluate
contractors and consultants in order to manage, control
and safeguard classified and sensitive information entrusted
to contractors and consultants
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Established
Post-Adjudication Risk Management (PARM) Program in
October 2002 to manage risks associated with the hiring
of contract linguists; expanded program to address security
risks associated with non-linguist personnel who represent
elevated risk. The program has identified individuals
for follow-up investigations resulting in revocation
of clearances in several instances.
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Created
Enterprise Security Operations Center (ESOC) in 2003
to monitor and protect the FBI's information systems
from external attacks and insider misuse
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Established
the Information Assurance Technology Unit in 2003 to
develop and evaluate security technology safeguards
for the FBI's IT enterprise
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Deployed
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in 2005
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Expanded
the scope, skill and training of the FBI Police: implemented
a three-week post-Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
(FLETC) training course to provide new officers with
additional firearms and FBI policy and procedure training
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Deployed
FBI Police officers in support of the Hurricane Katrina
effort in Covington and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 113
trips were made by 86 FBI Police Officers who contributed
19,656 man-hours in ten months to the effort
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