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81-627: Operated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), the MTAC utilizes NCIS' worldwide presence and combination of law enforcement , counterintelligence , intelligence and security capabilities to identify all available threat indicators. Analysts, special agents , and military personnel work in the MTAC around the clock to produce indications and warning of possible terrorist activity , foreign intelligence threats and criminal threats that may affect naval operations. MTAC

162-757: A Navy SEAL officer , became the first admiral to lead NIS. Additionally, in 1982, two classes of NIS Special Agents were trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia , in an assessment of the school's capability to train military investigators. Before this and subsequently until 1984, NIS Special Agent Training was in ONI Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland . In 1984, NIS Special Agents began training at FLETC, along with other federal investigative agencies, except for

243-513: A few. They must also be physically fit. While possession of a college degree can aid in obtaining employment in this profession, only extensive training provided at specialized facilities, combined with on-the-job training, can provide the skills and knowledge needed to perform the duties of a federal criminal investigator. As of 2012, there were 13,913 FBI agents, as of 2016, there were approximately 6,500 ICE-Homeland Security investigations (HSI) agents, and as of 2011, there were 4,890 DEA agents in

324-411: A human source or human "asset" who is recruited, trained, controlled, and employed to obtain and report information. However, within law enforcement agencies, these types of sources are often referred to as informants , confidential informants (CI—not to be confused with counterintelligence), or confidential human sources (CHS). Within the U.S. government, the title of Special Agent primarily designates

405-719: A major reorganization that created a single deputy director position, having previously had two (deputy director of operations and deputy director of management and administration), a combination of the Combating Terrorism Directorate and the Counterintelligence Directorate into a single directorate (the National Security Directorate), and the creation of the Global Operations Directorate. The Global Operations Directorate

486-454: A myriad of criminal investigations and operations which include death, sexual assault, narcotics, and procurement fraud investigations. The directorate is also responsible for the manning, training, and equipping of agency personnel to accomplish the investigative mission, and for the operational execution of both reactive and proactive major criminal investigative activities for the Department of

567-505: A national emergency. During the early and mid-1930s, the development of an independent professional investigative capability within the Navy was being nurtured. In Washington, D.C. , the first civilian agent was employed in 1936 on a verbal basis and paid by personal check of the Director of Naval Intelligence . He was followed by a small handful of civilian special agents who were seeded throughout

648-403: A presence in more than 41 countries and on U.S. Navy vessels. NCIS special agents are supported by analysts and other experts skilled in disciplines such as forensics , surveillance , surveillance countermeasures, computer investigations, physical security, and polygraph examinations. NCIS traces its roots to Navy Department General Order 292 of 1882, signed by William H. Hunt , Secretary of

729-552: A result of perceived lapses in proper investigative technique over the Tailhook scandal, as well as chain of command issues and a lack of civilian oversight in previous investigations. At the time, Senator Nunn stated, "The Navy's whole investigative technique should be under serious question." As a result of the investigation into the Tailhook scandal, the Pentagon's inspector general was sharply critical of NIS leadership, stating that there

810-725: A small number of reserve military elements engaged in counter-intelligence support. A growing appreciation of the changing threat facing the Department of the Navy in the 21st century, culminating with the terrorist bombing of the USS ; Cole  (DDG-67) in Yemen and the September 11 attacks , led NCIS to transform the Anti-Terrorist Alert Center into the Multiple Threat Alert Center (MTAC) in 2002. NCIS agents were

891-590: A strategic vision and exercises his/her direction through the deputy directors. The NCIS currently has two deputy directors, the deputy director of operations, who is responsible for the day-to-day oversight and management of the operational directorates, and the deputy director of operational support, who is responsible for the day-to-day oversight and management of the support directorates. The operational and support directorates are managed by an executive assistant director except some support directorates, which are managed by an assistant director. An assistant director

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972-736: Is also assigned to some operational and support directorates to serve as the chief operations officer, responsible for assisting the EAD with the day-to-day oversight and management of the directorate. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has worked on cases in collaboration with the United States Department of Justice , FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force , the ATF , United States Secret Service and other agencies. The Russell-Knox Building (RKB), named after U.S. Marine Corps Major General John Henry Russell, Jr. and U.S. Navy Commodore Dudley Wright Knox ,

1053-431: Is also responsible for manning, training, and equipping agency personnel to protect Navy and Marine Corps forces, operations, information, facilities, equipment, and networks from attacks and the intelligence activities of foreign governments and international terrorist organizations. The National Security Directorate is managed by an executive assistant director with the assistance of an assistant director. The directorate

1134-608: Is composed of active duty and reserve US Navy officers and enlisted personnel. They perform in a variety of mission support areas in NCIS offices throughout the world, including protective service operations, supply and logistics, communications, administrative duties, intelligence, and security. The support directorates of NCIS are supervised by the deputy director of operational support, responsible for cyber, intelligence, human resources, material, capital, fiscal, acquisition, administrative, and technology functions. Special agent In

1215-562: Is divided into multiple programmatic departments which are headed by deputy assistant directors (comparable in practice to special agents in charge). The departments are further divided into divisions led by division chiefs (comparable in practice to assistant special agents in charge). In 2015, the National Security Directorate comprised (at least) the following departments and divisions: The Criminal Investigations and Operations Directorate has program management oversight of

1296-906: Is located at NCIS headquarters in Quantico, Virginia . The MTAC is an outgrowth of the Navy Anti-Terrorist Alert Center (ATAC). The ATAC was established in December 1983 to address the terrorist threat after the bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut , Lebanon , and the murders of Navy officers in Greece by the Revolutionary Organization 17 November and in El Salvador by the FMLN . As

1377-616: Is located at the Washington Navy Yard , where the series takes place. Naval Criminal Investigative Service The United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service ( NCIS ) is the primary investigative law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of the Navy . Its primary function is to investigate major criminal activities involving the Navy and Marine Corps . However, its broad mandate includes national security , counterintelligence , counterterrorism , cyberwarfare , and

1458-609: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), the Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigations Division and many others. These agencies may be a part of a State Bureau of Investigation (which is usually a part of an Attorney General's Office or a state level Government Department) or a State Police Agency (which is again itself a part of a state Department of Public Safety or a Department of Justice ). Also, Maryland has criminal investigators who are employed by

1539-775: The Department of the Navy . On September 27, 1988, NSIC was changed to the Naval Investigative Service Command (NISC), though the organization at large was still known as the Naval Investigative Service (NIS) and the command generally referred only to the NIS headquarters element, similarly how the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command commanded all Criminal Investigation Division (CID) elements. In 1991, NIS

1620-466: The FBI ). These LEOs are distinctly empowered to conduct both major and minor criminal investigations, and hold arrest authority. While not all federal LEOs are "special agents," nearly all special agents -- with very few exceptions -- are duly-sworn LEOs. This holds true at the state-level, as well, with nearly all special agents of state agencies being sworn LEOs. In intelligence usage, "agent" may also refer to

1701-855: The Federal Bureau of Investigation , the Drug Enforcement Administration , and the United States Postal Inspection Service . Two months after the October 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut , the agency opened the Anti-Terrorist Alert Center (ATAC), a 24-hour-a-day operational intelligence center that issued indications and warnings on terrorist activity to Navy and Marine Corps commands. ATAC

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1782-519: The United States , a special agent is an official title used to refer to certain investigators or detectives of federal, military, tribal, or state agencies who primarily serve in criminal investigatory positions. Additionally, some special agents operate in criminal intelligence , counterterrorism , or counterintelligence -based roles as well, with one or all of these roles occasionally taking precedence over criminal investigatory tasks. Within

1863-826: The Criminal Investigations and Operations Directorate comprised (at least) the following departments and divisions: The Global Operations Directorate is responsible for field elements that execute worldwide investigations and operations associated with espionage, counterintelligence, protective service operations, economic crimes, contingency response, high-risk deployments, technical surveillance countermeasures, polygraph services, technical services, and forensic services. The Global Operations Directorate and nearly all of its subordinate elements are headquartered aboard Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling in Washington, D.C., although they maintain multiple operational detachments all over

1944-627: The Criminal Investigator GS-1811 series position. However, the title is also concurrently used for General Investigator GS-1810 job series and the intelligence specialist in the GS-0132 job series according to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) handbook. The vast majority of special agents are GS-1811 (or equivalent) Criminal Investigators. Special agents typically have at a minimum an undergraduate degree. Most federal agencies, including

2025-478: The Director serves as the central administrative arm of the Director. The office encompasses the director, the deputy directors, and the director's staff. The office is headed by the chief of staff who is accountable to the director, via the daily supervision of the deputy director of operational support, for the effective operation and administration of the office of the director. Other components reporting directly to

2106-718: The Middle East, and aboard carrier and expeditionary strike groups based on the East Coast. The Atlantic Operations Directorate is currently headquartered aboard Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Pacific Operations Directorate oversees all investigations and operations of NCIS field offices and numerous subordinate elements located throughout the Western United States, Asia, Australia, and aboard aircraft carrier and expeditionary strike groups based on

2187-531: The NCIS mission was again clarified and became a mostly civilian agency. Roy D. Nedrow, a former United States Secret Service (USSS) executive, was appointed as the first civilian director and the name changed from Naval Investigative Service Command to Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). NCIS was aligned as an echelon two activity under the Secretary of the Navy, via the General Counsel. Nedrow oversaw

2268-605: The NCISRA. Depending on the size or location of the NCISRA, the Resident Agent in Charge may also supervise other Supervisory Special Agents who serve as team leaders, responsible for a specific investigative/operational function within the NCISRA (e.g. SSA of Counter-Terrorism). Some NCISRAs are further divided into NCISRUs, which are small units consisting of only one or two Special Agents (designated as Resident Agents) who report directly to

2349-574: The National Security Directorate and the Criminal Operations Directorate. These directorates are responsible for outlining the goals and objectives of NCIS relating to their functional area through the Program Direction Document. The executive assistant directors exercise direction and supervision of their Program Direction Document through the three field directorates. The EADs also advise the deputy director of operations on

2430-590: The Navy with the assistance of the General Counsel of the Navy and receives guidance from the NCIS Board of Directors, an advisory group chaired by the Under Secretary of the Navy that includes the General Counsel of the Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations , Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps , and the director of NCIS. The director directs and supervises the activities of NCIS exercises leadership through

2511-478: The Navy , which established the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). Initially, ONI was tasked with collecting information on the characteristics and weaponry of foreign vessels, charting foreign passages, rivers, or other bodies of water, and touring overseas fortifications, industrial plants, and shipyards. In anticipation of the United States entry into World War I , ONI's responsibilities expanded to include espionage , sabotage , and all manner of information on

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2592-478: The Navy's Master-at-Arms program and the military working dog program. In 1986, the Department of the Navy Central Adjudication Facility (DoN CAF) was established and placed under the agency, as the agency was now once again responsible for adjudicating security clearances (although not the actual investigations). DoN CAF renders approximately 200,000 eligibility determinations annually for

2673-475: The Navy's investigative arm was staffed almost exclusively by reserve officers. Their primary tasks related to personnel security inquiries, sabotage, and espionage cases, investigation of Japanese activities in the United States, and war fraud matters. A peak was reached in 1943 when over 97,000 separate investigations were conducted by what was known as the "Naval Intelligence Service." After World War II, there

2754-457: The Navy. The Criminal Operations Directorate is managed by an executive assistant director with the assistance of an assistant director. The directorate is divided into multiple programmatic departments which are headed by deputy assistant directors (comparable in practice to special agents in charge). The departments are further divided into divisions led by division chiefs (comparable in practice to assistant special agents in charge). In 2015,

2835-898: The North Carolina Bureau of Investigations (NCSBI), the Kentucky Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the Washington State Gambling Commission , many agencies inside the California Department of Justice such as the California Bureau of Investigation , the California Bureau of Firearms , the California Bureau of Gambling Control , the California Bureau of Forensic Services and the California Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse,

2916-690: The Regional Enforcement Action Capabilities Training (REACT) team, now known as the Regional Enforcement Action Capabilities Team. REACT teams are designed to support investigations and "high-risk" enforcement operations within the United States, including high-risk operations that involve the service of arrest and search warrants, undercover agent and source protection/rescue, undercover operations, high-risk surveillance, and high-risk protective assignments. On June 4, 2019, Omar R. Lopez became

2997-482: The Resident Agent in Charge of the "parent NCISRA." In NCISRU which is staffed by multiple Special Agents, the senior-most Special Agent is designated as the Senior Resident Agent and may also have some operational and/or administrative responsibilities. NCIS Special Agent Afloat duty posts are also classified as NCISRUs (e.g. NCISRU USS George H.W. Bush ). NCISRUs afloat are under the functional supervision of

3078-556: The TV series Breaking Bad . For example, in Season 1 through Season 4 , both DEA Special Agent Hank Schrader and local entrepreneur Gus Fring are shown to be friendly with Hank's boss, ASAC George Merkert , and in Season 4 Episode 12 " End Times ", Steve Gomez tells Dennis the "ASAC" is being pressured to search Gus's laundry for drugs. In Season 5, Hank – who is proud to have been promoted to

3159-644: The TV series The X-Files , the title "Special Agent" is given to both Fox Mulder and Dana Scully of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The title is referenced by them numerous times throughout each episode. The main character from the TV series Twin Peaks , is FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , and also, other FBI special agents make numerous cameos throughout the series, and its prequel movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me . " Dick Barton - Special Agent"

3240-519: The U.S. federal law enforcement system , dozens of federal agencies employ federal law enforcement officers (LEOs), each with different criteria pertaining to the use of the titles special agent and agent . Most criminal investigators employed by the U.S. Department of Defense and its component departments typically utilize the title of "special agent." Most people holding the title of "special agent" are LEOs under state and/or federal law (with some also being dual intelligence operatives such as with

3321-517: The U.S. Navy's potential adversaries. The plan contemplated obtaining information by both overt and covert means, and, in the fall of 1916, the first branch office (a small undercover unit) was established in New York City under the supervision of the ONI. Heavy reliance was placed on reserve, active duty, and civilian operatives, many of the latter serving voluntarily and without pay. Rapid demobilization and

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3402-504: The U.S. Postal Inspection Service are called postal inspectors. These inspectors were originally called surveyors and received a title change in 1801 to Special Agent. In 1880, the U.S. Congress created the position of Chief Postal Inspector and renamed these special agents to postal inspectors. The first special agents in the United States were appointed in 1791 when the Secretary of the Treasury

3483-439: The United States. Not all federal criminal investigators are called special agents. Some federal agencies entitle their investigators as criminal investigators but use the term interchangeably with special agent. Other federal agencies use different titles for the same 1811 criminal investigative job series. Series 1811 criminal investigators for the U.S. Marshals are entitled Deputy Marshals. Series 1811 criminal investigators for

3564-469: The agency, name, seal, and bearer title. Card B (lower credential) consists of a statement of authority, bearer photograph, credential number, the Director's signature, and bearer signature. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is headed by the director of NCIS who is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the operations of NCIS. The director is supervised by the Under Secretary of

3645-665: The cause of death is medically attributable to disease or natural causes). NCIS oversees the Master-at-Arms programs for the Navy, overseeing 8800 Masters-at-Arms and the Military Working Dog program. NCIS's three strategic priorities are to prevent terrorism, protect secrets, and reduce crime. Current missions for NCIS include criminal investigations, force protection , cross- border drug enforcement , counterterrorism, major procurement fraud, computer crime and counter-intelligence . NCIS Special Agent Peter Garza conducted

3726-592: The changing threat facing the Department of the Navy in the 21st century, culminating with the terrorist attacks against the USS  Cole in Aden , Yemen , and September 11, 2001 , led NCIS to transform the ATAC into the MTAC in 2002. A version of the Multiple Threat Alert Center is featured on the drama television show, NCIS . However, within the series, it is called the "Multiple Threat Assessment Center" and

3807-400: The desire to return to normalcy after World War I saw investigative activity reduced to a virtual standstill. In early 1926, initiatives were undertaken to organize special groups of volunteer reserve intelligence officers who were envisioned to obtain information on persons and activities that might threaten the naval establishment, as well as provide a cadre of trained personnel in the event of

3888-583: The direction and supervision of Assistant Special Agents in Charge (ASAC) and Supervisory Special Agents (SSA). In field offices with only one ASAC, the ASAC is the Chief Operations Officer of the field office, responsible for the day-to-day oversight and management of its activities. In field offices with multiple ASACs, the ASACs serve as the heads of specific functions within the field office (e.g. ASAC of Criminal Investigations or ASAC of Atlantic Operations). The field office headquarters also has specialized teams, headed by Supervisory Special Agents, ready to support

3969-617: The director and/or deputy directors are: The operational directorates of NCIS are supervised by the deputy director of operations who is the Chief Operations Officer of NCIS, responsible for criminal investigations, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, tri-service operations (Atlantic, Pacific, and Global), biometrics, technical surveillance countermeasures, behavioral science, technical services, Regional Enforcement Action Capabilities Team (REACT), polygraph services, and forensics. The NCIS currently has two types of operational directorates: functional and field. The functional directorates are

4050-575: The early 1970s, an NIS special agent was stationed on USS  Intrepid for six months. This marked the beginning of the "Deployment Afloat" program, now called the Special Agent Afloat program, which deploys special agents for year-long assignments aboard carrier battle groups and amphibious readiness groups. In 1972, background investigations were transferred from NIS to the newly formed Defense Investigative Service (DIS), allowing NIS to give more attention to criminal investigations and counter-intelligence . The 1970s also saw NIS' first female agent, who

4131-545: The end of 2015). As its name suggests, the Central Field Office is responsible for investigations and operations in the Central United States. In December, the position of deputy director was redesignated as the deputy director of operations, and the principal executive assistant director was redesignated as the deputy director of operational support. The following is a listing of the rank structure found within NCIS for Special Agents : Notes : Permanent NCIS credentials consist of two cards. Card A (upper credential) identifies

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4212-482: The field office responsible for the vessel's homeport but receive operational support from the field office responsible for the area where the ship is sailing in. The National Security Directorate has program management oversight of counter-terrorism/counterintelligence investigations and operations, including espionage, terrorism, compromise, technology transfer, cyber intrusion, insider threats, and threats to research development and acquisition programs. The Directorate

4293-714: The field office's subordinate units by dispatching experienced Special Agents and/or civilian investigators to assist in investigations if a prolonged investigation is required or the investigative resources required exceeds the subordinate unit's capabilities. Usually, the senior-most Special Agent of the field team is designated as the Senior Field Agent who may also have some operational and/or administrative responsibilities. The geographic field offices are divided into NCIS Resident Agencies (NCISRA) and NCIS Resident Units (NCISRU). NCISRA's are headed by Supervisory Special Agents (designated as Resident Agents in Charge) who supervise all sworn Special Agents and civilian personnel assigned to

4374-425: The fifth civilian director of NCIS, having been appointed to the position by the Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus . Traver leads an agency that is composed of some 2,500 civilian and military personnel and has a presence in over 150 locations worldwide. He is responsible for executing an annual operating budget of approximately $ 460 million. In 2014, in the aftermath of the Washington Navy Yard shooting , NCIS formed

4455-510: The first 24-hour terrorism watch center in the U.S. Intelligence Community , the ATAC successfully supported the Navy and Marine Corps team for nearly two decades. The MTAC epitomizes the multi-faceted nature of the NCIS mission by linking terrorism, counterintelligence, intelligence, cyber, criminal, and security information. The MTAC is a unique platform in that it merges intelligence from other agencies with information from NCIS source networks and law enforcement activities worldwide to provide

4536-433: The first U.S. law enforcement personnel on the scene at the USS Cole bombing, the Limburg bombing and the terrorist attack in Mombasa , Kenya . NCIS has conducted fraud investigations resulting in over half a billion dollars in recoveries and restitution to the U.S. government and the U.S. Navy since 1997. NCIS investigates any death occurring on a Navy vessel or Navy or Marine Corps aircraft or installation (except when

4617-418: The first court-ordered Internet wiretap in the United States. Jonathan Jay Pollard was an NIS analyst who was convicted of spying for Israel after being caught by NIS and FBI . He received a life sentence in 1987. On February 14, 2010, Mark D. Clookie became the fourth civilian director of NCIS, having been appointed to the position by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus . In June 2010, NCIS undertook

4698-529: The following, employ some type of special agent, investigator or background investigator: Federal law enforcement training can be divided into various categories, the most common being basic, agency-specific basic (ASB), advanced/specialized, and agency-advanced/specialized. To operate safely and effectively, U.S. Special Agents and criminal investigators must possess skills and knowledge regarding criminal and civil law and procedure, enforcement operations, physical techniques, and technical equipment, to mention

4779-430: The functional Global Operations Directorate is divided into field offices and field operational support elements, headed by Special Agents in Charge or division chiefs. The SAC/division chief is responsible for all operational, investigative, and administrative activities within their geographical/functional area of responsibility. They exercise leadership in the geographic implementation of NCIS' goals and objectives through

4860-434: The job vacated by his ousted boss – repeatedly chants "ASAC Schrader" to his baby niece Holly . In the TV series White Collar , Peter Burke is the "Special Agent in Charge" (promoted from assistant Special Agent in Charge at the end of Season 6) and the head of the Manhattan White Collar Division. In the TV series Criminal Minds several of the Behavioral Analysis Unit members are Supervisory Special Agents. In

4941-407: The most relevant operational support to Navy and Marine Corps commanders . Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard was a civilian intelligence analyst at the ATAC from June 1984 until his arrest in November 1985. Retired Naval Investigative Service/NCIS Special Agent Ron Olive outlines Pollard's espionage activities in the 2006 book Capturing Jonathan Pollard . A growing appreciation of

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5022-443: The naval districts beginning in 1936, although by September 1937 they numbered only 14 nationwide. In June 1939, President Roosevelt directed that ONI handle the investigation of Navy cases relating to sabotage, espionage, and subversive activities . By the fall of 1940, selective call-up of intelligence reservists for investigative and counterintelligence duties was undertaken on a broad scale and following entry into World War II ,

5103-495: The protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide. NCIS is the successor organization to the former Naval Investigative Service ( NIS ), which was established by the Office of Naval Intelligence after the Second World War . One-half of NCIS personnel are civilian , with the other half being US government investigators — 1811 series special agents . NCIS agents are armed federal law enforcement investigators, who frequently coordinate with other U.S. government agencies and have

5184-455: The restructuring of NCIS into a Federal law enforcement agency with 14 field offices controlling field operations in 140 locations worldwide. In 1995, NCIS introduced the Cold Case Homicide Unit, the first dedicated federal-level cold case homicide unit. The unit has resolved 61 cases since 1995. In May 1997, David L. Brant was appointed director of NCIS by Secretary of the Navy John Howard Dalton . Director Brant retired in December 2005. He

5265-428: The sixth civilian director of NCIS, having been appointed to the position by the Secretary of the Navy , Richard V. Spencer . Director Lopez is responsible for approximately 2,000 personnel, including 1,000 federal special agents, in 191 locations around the world. In late 2019, NCIS went through additional organizational changes. In October, the Central Field Office was reactivated (having originally been deactivated at

5346-487: The state attorney. These investigators are called special investigators . As with special agents, these special investigators are authorized to conduct investigations, make arrests, carry firearms or other weapons, and carry a metallic badge. Special agents, particularly those within the FBI, have been depicted in popular entertainment for years. The title "Assistant Special Agent in Charge" and its acronym "ASAC" ( / ˈ eɪ s æ k / ) are stated frequently throughout

5427-416: The three field directorate executive assistant directors' performance in meeting the outlined goals and objectives. The field directorates are the Atlantic Operations Directorate, the Pacific Operations Directorate, and the Global Operations Directorate. The geographic Atlantic Operations and Pacific Operations directorates are divided into field offices, each headed by a Special Agent in Charge (SAC), while

5508-804: The west coast and throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The Pacific Operations Directorate is currently headquartered aboard Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, California. The Behavioral Science Group (BSG) supports the NCIS headquarters and field offices on a worldwide basis by deploying licensed psychologists with specialized training and experience in law enforcement psychology and national security. They are responsible for providing consultations to operations, investigations, and related projects and matters. The BSG consultations provide insight into relevant behavior; optimizing criminal, counterintelligence, and counter-terrorism investigations and operations; and complementing other resources such as analytical and technical expertise. The Office of Military Support (OMS)

5589-428: The world in support of geographical field offices. The only exception to this is the Contingency Response Field Office, which is headquartered at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers at Glynco, Georgia. The Atlantic Operations Directorate oversees all investigations and operations of NCIS field offices and numerous subordinate elements located throughout the Eastern United States, Europe, Africa, South America,

5670-401: Was a top-down culture showing a lack of cooperation with other authorities in the Navy. By 1992, Acting Secretary of the Navy , Sean O'Keefe , recommended the word "Criminal" be included in NIS's name to make clear their investigative function. Ultimately, NIS commander, Rear Adm. Duvall Williams Jr., was forced to retire and NIS was reorganized as NCIS under civilian leadership. In 1993,

5751-472: Was again a general demobilization, resulting in only a small corps of civilian special agents being retained. Although the Secretary of the Navy extended investigative jurisdiction in 1945, no meaningful expansion of personnel occurred until the Korean conflict when a major buildup of civilian agents took place. Until the late 1950s, District Intelligence Office operations were under the command supervision of Naval District Commandants, and investigative effort

5832-594: Was authorized to employ "Special Agents" for the purpose of examining the accounts and books of the Collectors of Customs. The position of Special Treasury Agent was created, and until 1860 submitted reports to the Department of Treasury , through the Collectors of Customs in the Customs District in which they were employed. The terms 'special agent' and 'agent' are also used by various specialized state level law enforcement agencies to refer to their officers, including

5913-590: Was built based on the findings of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission . The commission authorized the project to build the RKB as there was a need to co-locate the headquarters of the different criminal investigative agencies of the U.S. military. Before the NCIS headquarters was moved to the Russell-Knox Building in 2011, it was located at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The Office of

5994-625: Was consolidated, along with the other Central Adjudications Facilities within the Department of Defense (DoD), into a single organization, known as the DoD CAF, per the direction of the Deputy Secretary of Defense. The DoD CAF is currently the sole authority to determine security clearance eligibility of non-Intelligence Agency DoD personnel occupying sensitive positions and/or requiring access to classified material including Sensitive Compartmented Information. On October 7, 2013, Andrew L. Traver became

6075-487: Was created to direct field elements in multiple functional areas that had previously been directed from NCIS Headquarters. In December 2012, the FBI released redacted documents regarding operations against Occupy Wall Street . In one FBI report, the NCIS is quoted as looking into links between Occupy and "organized labor actions" in December 2011. In January 2013, the Department of the Navy Central Adjudication Facility (DoN CAF)

6156-543: Was frequently parochial, fragmented, and on occasion, duplicative from one district to another. Workload, manpower, and jurisdiction in investigations and counterintelligence broadened following the Korean conflict. Several significant changes in organization and policy occurred during the 1950s and 1960s, as well as refinements in mission, which culminated in the establishment of the Naval Investigative Service (NIS) in February 1966. In

6237-699: Was responsible for investigating the Tailhook scandal , which involved allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment by Naval and Marine Corps officers in Las Vegas , Nevada . After this investigation, and at the direction of the chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee , Senator Sam Nunn , the Naval Investigative Service was restructured into the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The restructuring occurred as

6318-721: Was selected. In 1999, NCIS and the Marine Corps Criminal Investigation Division (USMC CID) signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the integration of Marine Corps CID into NCIS. (USMC CID continues to exist to investigate misdemeanor felonies and other criminal offenses not under NCIS investigative jurisdiction.) In 2000, Congress granted NCIS civilian special agents authority to execute warrants and make arrests. Virtually all NCIS investigators, criminal, counterintelligence, and force protection personnel are now sworn civilian personnel with powers of arrest and warrant service. The exceptions are

6399-456: Was stationed at Naval Air Station Miramar , California in 1975. In October 1981, NIS became a Second Echelon Command under the Chief of Naval Operations. In August 1985, the Secretary of the Navy directed the appointment of a flag-rank naval officer to hold the position of Commander, NIS, reporting directly to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Secretary of the Navy. Rear Admiral Cathal L. Flynn,

6480-560: Was succeeded by Director Thomas A. Betro , who was appointed director of NCIS in January 2006, by Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter . Betro retired in September 2009. On September 13, 2009, Deputy Director of Operations Gregory A. Scovel was appointed acting director by Under Secretary of the Navy , Robert Work . He served concurrently as deputy director for operations until the new director

6561-755: Was the facility at which Jonathan Pollard was working when he committed the acts of espionage for which he was convicted in 1987. In 2002 the ATAC became the Multiple Threat Alert Center (MTAC). On November 15, 1985, NIS was re-designated as the Naval Security and Investigative Command (NSIC) and broadened its missions to include management of the DON Security Program. These programs included naval information, physical, and personnel security; adjudication for security clearances; and Navy law enforcement and physical security. This resulted in NSIC also assuming control of

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