Dan Bongino, 31 May 2025

The Director and I have been using social media to highlight samples of the investigative work, crimes against children initiatives, counter-intelligence operations, and counter-terrorism initiatives, but I want to make sure we highlight some of the other important cultural…

— Dan Bongino (@FBIDDBongino) May 31, 2025

… changes we’re implementing within the FBI.

The accountability process is ongoing as we move disciplined, and focused, leaders into critical positions in the field. And, we are removing employees who have violated their oaths, and those who invited partisanship into the workplace. The process is ongoing, and will not stop.

Yes, as reported, we are making changes to the hiring process, the physical fitness requirements, and we are also looking at ways to enhance our defensive tactics training. We are looking at making these programs better because we want our agent workforce to have the physical skill set to de-escalate when necessary. This is a critical law enforcement skill when encounters can quickly turn into life or death scenarios.

We are also working on an enhanced compliance process to ensure many of the mistakes of the past are never repeated. Both the Director and I have had multiple meetings on this topic and we are working on substantive changes to current procedures. We must be held accountable, both internally to management, and externally to the people we work for, given the gravity of our responsibilities.

Have a good weekend, and thank you for your support. More updates and releases coming as soon as we finalize the products.