Low Times

December, 2008

Washington, DC—An overhaul of FBI op­erating procedure announced in Septem­ber will allow agents to conduct physical surveillance, solicit informants and in-terview acquaintances of people they are investigating at a much earlier stage than previously allowed—and without approval from supervisors, without open­ing an investigation and without any sus­picion of a crime having been committed. According to The Washington Post,the changes "also would rewrite v 1976 guidelines establishedarter i...