[yourNEWS.com] A wave of renewed public interest in federal service has swept over the FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel, as the bureau announced a historic uptick in recruitment. According to Fox News, the FBI received 5,577 new special agent applications in March—more than double the monthly average recorded in 2023 and 2024 and the highest number since April 2016.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino confirmed the figures alongside Patel, celebrating the shift in momentum after years of declining morale and shrinking applicant pools. “The work is only beginning — but this FBI is letting good cops be cops, and more and more brave men and women are seeking to be apart of it,” Patel stated in a post to X, adding: “Our team is doing an outstanding job finding the best of the best.”
Patel, who was confirmed as Director in January 2025 under the Trump administration, has presided over significant cultural and operational shifts within the FBI. During his confirmation hearings, Patel pointed out that public trust in the FBI had plunged to just 40%, a level he vowed to improve by restoring the agency’s nonpartisan mandate and reinforcing merit-based law enforcement operations.
The bureau’s new leadership structure under Attorney General Pam Bondi has taken a no-tolerance approach to politicization. With Bongino as deputy, the bureau has already logged several high-profile operational wins.
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