Snapshots of the FBI Spy Docs

credit Colored photo-illustration: Frank Rodriguez
DCS 3000 Network Map
description The FBI’s private, encrypted backbone, DCSNet, connects 37 FBI field offices, according to some documents. Other documents suggest the network now extends to 52 field offices, including locations in Alaska and Puerto Rico. This enhanced image is based on black-and-white FBI documents.
credit Colored photo-illustration: Frank Rodriguez
DCS-3000 Timeline
description The growth of DCS-3000 from a temporary solution for getting call information from wireless networks is shown becoming a full-featured player in the FBI’s growing surveillance architecture. This enhanced image is based on black-and-white FBI documents.
credit Colored photo-illustration: Frank Rodriguez
DCS Logo
description An owl, an animal known for its exceptional vision dominates the logo of the Telecommunications Intercept and Collection Technology Unit, or TICTU, which developed the DCS-3000. This enhanced image is based on black-and-white FBI documents.
credit Colored photo-illustration: Frank Rodriguez
DCS Warrant Database
description FBI employees with Top Secret clearances begin and end collection of call information from targets using a typical Windows program UI. Here, employees enter the court-order information, along with the case number and the start and stop times for the warrant. This enhanced image is based on black-and-white FBI documents.