T A.3: Physical Attack
Protect the FBI from physical attack. Other Information:
The unique position occupied by the FBI within the U.S. Government and in the public consciousness makes it a high priority
target for terrorist groups seeking publicity, for criminal organizations wishing to intimidate or take reprisal, and for
lone malcontents with specific grievances. No other federal government agency deals as directly, in what is nearly always
an adversarial fashion, with the variety and number of violence-prone groups as does the FBI. Bomb threats and threats of
other violence involving FBI facilities and personnel, while not commonplace, occur with sufficient frequency to generate
increasing concern. There are an increasing number of threats directed at individual agents and their families as intimidation
or retribution for activities carried out in the performance of their official duties. Additionally, since 9/11, increasing
numbers of FBI personnel have been dispatched to areas of recurring terrorist and insurgent activities including Afghanistan,
Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. The Security Division established a Risk Analysis Staff, which uses analytical risk management methodology
to guide the development of threat analysis and development of appropriate risk mitigation decisions. Additional measures
will be implemented to further reduce both the risk and consequences of an attack. Priority Actions: Establish intelligence-driven
processes to proactively assess new security threats and the effectiveness of existing countermeasures, and make appropriate
changes in protection strategies. Develop a Critical Mission Assurance Program with Continuity of Operations Planning at FBI
Headquarters and in all field divisions.
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