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A compilation of all the news stories featured on FBI.gov during the 2011 operational year.For the FBI and its partners, much has changed in the last decade. The terror attacks of 9/11 shifted the focus of national security, making prevention our collective mandate. Remarkable technological change also gave rise to online scams and cyber attacks. Gangs grew in size and strength, proliferating crime in some communities; and greed and corruption affected many Americans, along with banking and other institutions.The FBI, for its part, has emerged 10 years later a changed organization. More than ever, we are intelligence-driven and threat-focused, business-like in our operations and strategic in our use of resources. Our workforce has grown increasingly analytic and technologically savvy. We work more closely now than ever with our partners—not only across the country, but as a result of the growing globalization of crime and terror, across the world.You can get a telling glimpse into the FBI of today in this latest edition of The FBI Story, our annual collection of news and feature articles from the Bureau’s public website. You can read a series of stories on our unprecedented efforts in the war zone of Afghanistan, where we have worked alongside the U.S. military and other partners to gather intelligence, conduct investigations, and mentor Afghan law enforcement. You can get an inside look at our growing cadre of intelligence analysts—how they operate and contribute daily to the FBI’s mission. You can also get a glimpse into how we are addressing emerging scams like ATM skimming and enlisting the public’s help in new ways to solve cold cases.