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Data Intercept Technology Unit
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<p>The Data Intercept Technology Unit (DITU, pronounced DEE-too) is a unit of the <a href="/facts/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation/UY93jwX6">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> (FBI) of the United States, which is responsible for intercepting telephone calls and e-mail messages of terrorists and foreign intelligence targets inside the US. It is not known when DITU was established, but the unit already existed in 1997. </p><p>DITU is part of the FBI's Operational Technology Division (OTD), which is responsible for all technical intelligence collection, and is located at <a href="/facts/Marine_Corps_Base_Quantico/NyH4k1WX">Marine Corps Base Quantico</a> in Virginia, which is also the home of the FBI's training academy. OTD had organized its activities into seven regions. </p>