The official seal and motto of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States of America. (TXF: "Pilot", et al.) Established in 1908 as the "Bureau of Investigation", the FBI headquarters is the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, located in Washington, D.C.. (TXF: "Pilot", et al.) Entry into the FBI requires the potential agent to pass a psych screening. (TXF: "Pusher") However, some individuals are eligible for entitlement of honorary agent. (TXF: "The Goldberg Variation")
In 1946, Director J. Edgar Hoover opened the FBI's X-Files Unit, a department that focused on unsolved cases which seem to have an unexplained, paranormal element. (TXF: "Shapes", "Pilot") The cases in this department were labeled as X-files by the FBI and were stored in the basement of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building. From 1992, Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully were assigned to work on the X-files, although the department was shut down on several occasions. Special Agents John Doggett and Monica Reyes were assigned to the X-files in 2002. (TXF: "The Truth")
Ranks within the FBI include:
- Agent (Fox Mulder, Frank Black)
- Special Agent (Fox Mulder, Dana Scully)
- Supervisory Special Agent (Marty Neil)
- Special Agent in Charge (Walt Eubanks, Darius Michaud)
- Section Chief (Scott Blevins, McGrath)
- Assistant Director (Walter Skinner, Brad Follmer, Andy McClaren)
- Deputy Director (Alvin Kersh)
- Director (J. Edgar Hoover)
Departments
- Accounting
- Ballistics
- Behavioral Sciences Unit
- Critical Incident Response Group
- Cryptography Section
- Forensics
- Hair and Fiber
- Office of Professional Responsibility
- Office of Professional Review
- Office of Protocol
- Violent Crimes Section
- X-Files Unit
External Links
- Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wikipedia
- FBI Homepage, the real world FBI