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I don't know who is going to take it. Nobody will tolerate CIA taking it, and they have more ideological issues than the FBI. HSI isn't big enough, and they have some significant issues in their manning and ability to shift into the type of under cover operations involved in counter terror.

This is all in addition to the statutory obstacles involved in shifting those responsibilities to another agency. I don't think the issue is with the FBI, it's the DOJ guidelines and policies, and possibly manning that are driving the failures.

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DOD.

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2nd thought. First the decision will be made that the FBI loses a large part of its budget. What happens then will be determined by a turf fight between Congressional committees.