FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate

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Common name	Federal Bureau of Investigation
Abbreviation	FBI
Motto	Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
Agency overview
Formed	July 26, 1908; 113 years ago
Employees	35,104 (October 31, 2014)
Annual budget	US$8.3 billion (FY 2014)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	U.S. Department of Justice
Constituting instrument	United States Code Title 28 Part II Chapter 33;
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Headquarters	J. Edgar Hoover Building; Northwest, Washington, D.C.
Sworn members	13,260 (October 31, 2014)
Unsworn members	18,306 (October 31, 2014)
Agency executives	Christopher Wray, Director; Paul Abbate, Deputy Director; List of FBI Directors, Other directors;
Child agencies	FBI Academy; FBI Laboratory; Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS); Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG); Counterterrorism Division (CTD); FBI Police (FBIP);
Major units	5 Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) ; Law Enforcement Bulletin Unit (LEBU) ; Hostage Rescue Team (FBI) (HRT) ; Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) ; FBI Police ; National Security Branch (NSB);
Field offices	56 (List of FBI Field Offices)
Notables
People	John Edgar Hoover, Director, for being the founding director; William Mark Felt, former Federal Agent, for whistle blowing, Watergate scandal; Joseph Leo Gormley, Forensic Scientist, for expert testimony;
Programs	FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives; FBI Most Wanted Terrorists; National Incident-Based Reporting System; Uniform Crime Reports;
Significant Operations	COINTELPRO; Special Intelligence Service;
Website
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The Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD) is a division of the National Security Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. WMDD addresses and investigates emerging threats the United States faces from the use of weapons of mass destruction. WMDD specifically consolidates all relevant FBI assets under one comprehensive program capable of detecting, deterring, and dismantling WMD programs. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Division's funding and manpower have significantly increased.

Leadership[]

The Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate is headed by assistant director, who reports to the executive assistant director of the FBI National Security Branch. The current assistant director is Brian Boetig, who was appointed by FBI Director Christopher A. Wray on August 14, 2018.^[2] Previously, John G. Perren, who was appointed by then FBI Director Robert Mueller on May 10, 2012,^[3] held the position.