Data Intercept Technology Unit
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The Data Intercept Technology Unit (DITU, pronounced DEE-too) is a unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States, which is responsible for intercepting telephone calls and e-mail messages of terrorists and foreign intelligence targets inside the US. It is not known when DITU was established, but the unit already existed in 1997.[2]
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Common name | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
Abbreviation | FBI |
Motto | Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity |
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Formed | July 26, 1908; 115 years ago (1908-07-26) |
Employees | 35,104[1] (October 31, 2014) |
Annual budget | US$8.3 billion (FY 2014)[1] |
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Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | United States |
Operations jurisdiction | United States |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
Governing body | U.S. Department of Justice |
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Headquarters | J. Edgar Hoover Building Northwest, Washington, D.C. |
Sworn members | 13,260 (October 31, 2014)[1] |
Unsworn members | 18,306 (October 31, 2014)[1] |
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Major units | 5
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Field offices | 56 (List of FBI Field Offices) |
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DITU is part of the FBI's Operational Technology Division (OTD), which is responsible for all technical intelligence collection, and is located at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, which is also the home of the FBI's training academy. OTD had organized its activities into seven regions.[3]