Editing Federal Bureau of Investigation (section)

=== BOI and FBI directors ===
{{Main|Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation}}

[[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI directors]] are [[List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation|appointed]] (nominated) by the [[president of the United States]] and must be confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] to serve a term of office of ten years, subject to resignation or removal by the president at his/her discretion before their term ends. Additional terms are allowed following the same procedure.

[[J. Edgar Hoover]], appointed by President [[Calvin Coolidge]] in 1924, was by far the longest-serving director, serving until his death in 1972. In 1968, Congress passed legislation, as part of the ''Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968'', requiring Senate confirmation of appointments of future directors.<ref>''Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act'' {{USPL|90|351}}, June 19, 1968, {{USStat|82|197}}, sec.1101</ref> As the incumbent, this legislation did not apply to Hoover. The last FBI director was [[Andrew McCabe]]. The current FBI director is [[Kash Patel]], appointed by President [[Donald Trump]].
The FBI director is responsible for the day-to-day operations at the FBI. Along with the [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|deputy director]], the director makes sure cases and operations are handled correctly. The director also is in charge of making sure the leadership in the FBI [[List of FBI field offices|field offices]] is staffed with qualified agents. Before the [[Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act]] was passed in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the FBI director would directly brief the president of the United States on any issues that arise from within the FBI. Since then, the director now reports to the [[Director of National Intelligence|director of national intelligence]] (DNI), who in turn reports to the President.