Also related:
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/172642.html
Neither the White House nor Microsoft Corp. would confirm rumors today
that Microsoft Security Chief Howard Schmidt may be leaving his
position to serve as a electronic security advisor in the Bush
administration.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011204/wr/tech_security_dc_1.html
``The center will create, if you will, an acupuncture map of
the country, so that if there is a fire in a railroad tunnel in
Baltimore, we know the Internet slows down in Chicago,'' [Richard] Clarke
told a gathering of high-tech executives
-Declan
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See:
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/eads/chart.htm
And:
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/reorg120301.htm
U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
For Immediate Release
December 3, 2001
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
Photograph of Director Mueller
Reorganization Chart
Expanded Breakdown of Reorganization
BIOS of Executive Assistant Directors
Congress approved, and today the Director implemented, a
restructuring plan for Headquarters, Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), the first step in what will be a phased
process of reorganizing assets, modernizing and integrating new
technology, and consolidating functions. This reorganization was
considered and approved by the Attorney General's Strategic
Management Council and will serve as the foundation as the FBI
redefines priorities and missions in the coming months.
This reorganization, the need for which is widely accepted within
the FBI community, is consistent with the recommendations from
several studies and inquiries, and recognizes new challenges and
responsibilities. Among other things, it seeks to increase the
emphasis in counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cybercrimes, and
relations with state and local law enforcement. It also seeks to
provide the vehicle for a vastly enhanced information technology
upgrade, expanded training for the FBI workforce at all levels,
improved security, and improved capabilities for FBI investigators,
analysts, forensic examiners, and other specialists.
The major elements of the first phase of the Headquarters
reorganization effort include the creation of four new Executive
Assistant Director positions to oversee key FBI functions.
The positions and their designated heads include:
* Executive Assistant Director for Criminal Investigations - To be
headed by Ruben Garcia, Jr., 23-year FBI veteran who was formerly
the Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division.
* Executive Assistant Director for
Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence - To be headed by Dale L.
Watson, currently the Assistant Director for the Counterterrorism
Division. Mr. Watson entered the Bureau in 1978 and has served
continually in intelligence and counterterrorism roles since 1982.
In 1996, he was named the Deputy Chief of the CIA's
Counterterrorist Center at CIA Headquarters.
* Executive Assistant Director for Law Enforcement Services - To be
headed by 23-year veteran Kathleen L. McChesney. Currently the
Assistant Director of the FBI Training Division, she has served as
Special Agent in Charge of the Portland, Oregon and Chicago Field
Offices.
* Executive Assistant Director for Administration - To be headed by
Robert J. Chiaradio, currently an assistant to FBI Director Robert
Mueller. A veteran of the FBI since 1984, Chiaradio was previously
the Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa Field Office and the
Chief of Staff for the FBI Deputy Director.
FBI divisions and offices will realign under one of these four
Executive Assistant Directors who report through the offices of the
Director/Deputy Director. This reorganization step effectively
narrows the supervisory span of control and will greatly increase
efficiency, accountability and oversight.
Two new divisions have also been created to increase emphasis on
computer-facilitated crimes and security. The Cybercrime Division
will address intellectual property investigations, as well as high
tech and computer crimes. The Security Division will be responsible
for ensuring the integrity of FBI employees, contractors, visitors,
information systems, and facilities.
Also a part of this phase of reorganization is the opening of four
new offices: Law Enforcement Coordination for improving FBI
coordination with state and local law enforcement and information
sharing; Chief Technology Officer reporting directly to the Office
of the Director and charged with the implementation of the ongoing
critical information technology projects; Office of Records
Management whose function is the modernization of FBI records,
including management policies and processes; and the Intelligence
Office charged with enhancing analytical and intelligence
capabilities, particularly in the critical counterterrorism and
counterintelligence areas.
The Investigative Services Division will be disbanded as a result
of this reorganization and its important responsibilities and
assets integrated into current or newly created components as
appropriate.
Attached to this release is an expanded breakdown of the
Headquarters Phase I reorganization, an organizational chart
showing the new realignments and biographical information on the
newly appointed Executive Assistant Directors.
The second phase of Headquarters reorganization, which will deal
with changes at the Divisional and Office levels of the FBI, will
focus on such areas as eliminating duplication, consolidating
functions, and realigning resources.
When coupled with new hiring priorities aimed at special skill
sets, workforce development initiatives, and a particular emphasis
on developing an overarching leadership climate at every level of
Bureau operations, Phase II reorganization promises measurable
enhancements in tune with new law enforcement challenges and
realities.
The reorganization of FBI Headquarters is part of the Director's
comprehensive plan to address not only the new challenges of
terrorism, but to modernize and streamline the Bureau's more
traditional functions so that it may better serve not only its law
enforcement partners, but the nation.
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