FBI Code Breaking Contest...

The FBI has posted its annual code-breaking challenge on its Web site; this is the longest code-breaking challenge to date; the FBI says that the code-breaking task is similar to work being done in its labs

The agency explains that unraveling the code and reveal its secret message is similar to the work of "cryptanalysts" being done in the FBI Laboratory. In the latest quiz, the agency switched gears a bit, using pictogram symbols based on Native American motifs. With more than fifty words to decipher, it is the FBI's longest code-breaking challenge so far.  MORE INFO

Spring 2010 SF FBI Citizens' Academy Class

The Spring 2010 SF FBI Citizens' Academy class will begin on April 1, 2010 and end on May 15, 2010.  Applications are currently being accepted and the deadline for all submission is Friday, February 5, 2010.

 For more info and to apply, contact:

Shirley Deacon
Community Outreach Specialist, SF FBI
shirley.deacon@ic.fbi.gov

Old Skool Café Receives 2009 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award

Stephanie Douglas, the Special Agent in Charge of the San Francisco office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented the 2009 Director’s Community Leadership Award to Old Skool Café, a non profit organization dedicated to helping neighborhood youth avoid gangs, drugs, and crime through mentoring and apprenticeship. The annual award recognizes individuals and organizations that take extraordinary steps in the area of drug and violence education and prevention. READ MORE