FBI Director Robert Mueller wants agents to focus more on terrorism cases--and he’s setting up a program to make sure they do
Feb. 3 issue — Frustrated that his troops are still not aggressive enough in hunting down terrorists, FBI Director Robert Mueller has launched a potentially controversial initiative aimed at making sure that field agents finally get the message—and are held accountable.
As part of the effort, NEWSWEEK has learned, Mueller’s top aides have directed chiefs of the bureau’s 56 field offices to develop “demographic” profiles of their localities—including tallying the number of mosques. Those profiles are then being used, along with other factors, to set specific numerical goals for counter terrorism investigations and secret national-security wiretaps in each region. Top bureau officials have signaled that if field offices don’t meet their pre-established goals, they may be subjected to special reviews by inspection teams from headquarters.