Many blogs and articles posted on our website, as well as other sites regarding the federal government, have alluded to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). So, who are they? What is their primary role in the federal government? About GAO GAO is an independent,...
The six years prior to the formal beginning of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) saw many variations of the agency. Office of Coordinator of Information (COI) Established on July 11, 1941, the COI lasted 337 days. At the beginning of World War II, the State...
The Central Intelligence Agency is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior U.S. policymakers. The CIA, a civilian foreign intelligence service, is tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security...
To conclude our series on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, we’ll look at some common ways an ATF worker can get injured during work. ATF employees often engage in dangerous work, particularly their work environments and dealing with people of...
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has had many badges over their history. Here’s a look at how the ATF badges have evolved. Office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of Treasury, 1791-1919 The ATF law enforcement legacy began in...
Eliot Ness is one of the most famous federal agents in the history of law enforcement. He and his team, the Untouchables, broke organized crime in Chicago, which was dubbed the “crime capital of the world”. They put away famous criminals and gangsters, including Al...
The ATF was formerly part of the U.S. Department of Treasury, which was formed in 1886 as the “Revenue Laboratory” within the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Internal Revenue. Their history can be traced back to a time of revenuers, or “revenoors” and the Bureau of...
This month we will be spotlighting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Mission Their mission is to protect the public from crimes involving firearms, explosives, arson, and the diversion of alcohol and tobacco products. They do this by...
To conclude our series on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, we’ll look at some common ways an FBI employee can get injured during work. FBI employees often engage in dangerous work, particularly their work environments and dealing with people of special...
Below are some of the most recent headlines out of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Plans to Move FBI Headquarters Halted The General Service Administration, along with the FBI, have decided to scrap plans to build a new FBI headquarters because of funding gaps....
Parts 1 and 2 of this series have looked at branches of the FBI, including the National Security Branch, the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch, the Intelligence Branch, the Information and Technology Branch, and the Human Resources Branch. This post will...
In the first part of this series, we took a look at four of the six branches within the FBI: the National Security Branch, the Information Technology Branch, the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch, and the Human Resources Branch. This post will look at the...
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