(CIA)? They seem about the same....what's the difference in the two offices?
2007-05-15 09:06:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The FBI is police (read: fighting crime) on federal level.
The CIA task is to inform the President (and indirectly other government departments including the police). The CIA cannot work within the US homeland.
The CIA does not do police work, not even outside US borders however they might have assisted some local police or done things that have helped the police (including DEA)
2007-05-15 09:17:22 · answer #1 · answered by europeaninla 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The FBI operates as the national police force and investigates crimes against federal statutes in the United States. The FBI handles all robberies of federal banks. The CIA is the nation's spy agency. They collect information on potential threats to the US or it's citizens. The CIA works all over the world. The CIA does not handle crime investigations.
2007-05-15 09:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The CIA is a true intelligence agency limited to foreign intelligence. The FBI is not really an intelligence agency, it is more of a law enforcement agency. It has primary jurisdiction for counter-intelligence. It has a gang/organized crime intelligence division. It is firmly connected to the DEA which operates EPIC and drug intelligence. It shares jurisdiction with DHS over domestic terrorism. But although it has an agent in every embassy, their function is not foreign intelligence, but law enforcement liaison.
2016-05-19 01:46:46 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The FBI does domestic operations while the CIA gathers foreign intelligence.
2007-05-15 09:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by TAINT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The CIA is a spy agency for the U.S. government, and they are supposedly forbidden to operate in the U.S.The FBI investigates federal crimes,.
2007-05-15 13:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The FBI investigates national issues while the CIA investigates and spies on other countries
2007-05-15 09:14:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
plain and simple, the FBI is a law enforcement agency, while the CIA is a military/intelligence type agency that operates usually outside the US.
2007-05-15 09:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Federal is united states only they investigate. Central Intelligence is world wide they get info from Iraq and other countries. They are about the same just jurisdiction's are different.
2007-05-15 09:17:51 · answer #8 · answered by Robin 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The CIA works more outside of the U.S., Their agents are a lot more protected and specialized.
They are 2 very different organizations!
2007-05-15 09:09:57 · answer #9 · answered by mereMERE521 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cia has no charter to operate inside the US
2007-05-15 09:09:22 · answer #10 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋