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The '''United States Intelligence Community''' (IC) is the set of intelligence agencies of the United States government. They have been coordinated by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) since April 2005. From 1947 until then, by the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The DCI both coordinated the IC and headed the Central Intelligence Agency, but, after the creation of the DNI, the title changed to Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and was responsible for the CIA alone. | |||
It is generally said there are 16 intelligence agencies, but some have fairly autonomous components, and there is at least one, and probably more organizations and components whose existence is not public. | It is generally said there are 16 intelligence agencies, but some have fairly autonomous components, and there is at least one, and probably more organizations and components whose existence is not public. | ||
===ODNI=== | ===ODNI=== | ||
In the Office of the DNI are a number of interagency centers and working groups. | In the Office of the DNI are a number of interagency centers and working groups. These include: | ||
:*Center for Security Evaluation (CSE), National Intelligence Emergency Management Activity (NIEMA), responsible for Emergency Management and Continuity program. <ref name=NIEMA>{{citation | |||
| title =Center for Security Evaluation (CSE), National Intelligence Emergency Management Activity (NIEMA) | |||
| url =http://odni.gov/NIEMA.htm }}</ref> | |||
:*DNI Special Security Center, for coordinating the dissemination of intelligence information.<ref name=DNISSC>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.dssc.gov/ | |||
| title = DNI Special Security Center}}</ref> | |||
:*Information Sharing Environment for terrorism-related information over all levels of government, the private sector, and foreign partners.<ref name=ISE>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.ise.gov/ | |||
| title = Five Communities. One Mission.}}</ref> | |||
:*Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) <ref name=IARPA>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.iarpa.gov/progOffices.html | |||
| title = IARPA Program Offices}}</ref> | |||
:*National counterintelligence executive (NCIX) <ref name=NCIX>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.ncix.gov/about/index.html | |||
| title = About the NCIX}}</ref> | |||
:*National Counterterrorism Center <ref name=NCTC>{{citation | url = http://www.nctc.gov/ | |||
| title = National Counterterrorism Center}}</ref> | |||
:*National Intelligence Council, which prepares medium- to long-range intelligence <ref name=NIC>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_about.html | |||
| title = NIC Mission}}</ref> | |||
:*OpenSource.gov, the national open source intelligence center <ref name=opensource>{{citation | |||
| url = https://www.opensource.gov/login/login.fcc?TYPE=33554433&REALMOID=06-0005c357-460d-1240-80bf-8348feffff3b&GUID=&SMAUTHREASON=0&METHOD=GET&SMAGENTNAME=osc-frontdoor&TARGET=-SM-http%3a%2f%2fwww%2eopensource%2egov%2flogin%2findex%2ehtml | |||
| title = Open Source Center}}</ref> | |||
==Member Agencies== | ==Member Agencies== | ||
:#Central Intelligence Agency | :#Central Intelligence Agency | ||
:#Defense Intelligence Agency | :#Defense Intelligence Agency | ||
:#Bureau of Intelligence and | :#Bureau of Intelligence and Research, United States Department of State | ||
:#Office of Intelligence & Counterintelligence, Department of Energy | :#Office of Intelligence & Counterintelligence, United States Department of Energy | ||
:#Department of Homeland Security (Office of Intelligence & Analysis) | :#United States Department of Homeland Security (Office of Intelligence & Analysis) | ||
:#Department of Treasury (Office of Intelligence & Analysis) | :#United States Department of the Treasury (Office of Intelligence & Analysis) | ||
:#Drug Enforcement Administration (Office of National Security Intelligence | :#Drug Enforcement Administration (Office of National Security Intelligence} | ||
:#Federal Bureau of Investigation (National Security Branch) | :#Federal Bureau of Investigation (National Security Branch) | ||
:#National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | :#National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | ||
:#National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) | :#National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) | ||
:#National Security Agency/Central Security Service | :#National Security Agency/Central Security Service | ||
:#United States Army | :#United States Army, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command | ||
:#United States Navy | :#United States Navy, Office of Naval Intelligence | ||
:#United States Air Force | :#United States Air Force, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency | ||
:#United States Marine Corps | :#United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity | ||
:#United States Coast Guard | :#United States Coast Guard, Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI) | ||
==Other organizations== | |||
:*Counterintelligence Field Activity (Department of Defense) | |||
:*"Intelligence Support Agency", former name for Special Operations Command intelligence organization with a classified name that changes periodically | |||
:*National Air and Space Intelligence Center (Air Force) | |||
:*National Ground Intelligence Center (Army) | |||
:*National Maritime Intelligence Center (Navy, Marines and Coast Guard) | |||
==Overview of functions== | ==Overview of functions== | ||
The matrix below is organized by intelligence disciplines. Some agencies collect information only, some analyze it only, and others do both. | The matrix below is organized by intelligence disciplines. Some agencies collect information only, some analyze it only, and others do both. | ||
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! Analysis | ! Analysis | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |SIGINT | ||
| NRO, NSA/CSS<ref>CSS includes Service Cryptologic Elements</ref>, Special Collection Service (SCS) <ref>May be renamed; has been called CIA Division D. Responsible for placing SIGINT and MASINT sensors in denied areas</ref> | | NRO, NSA/CSS<ref>CSS includes Service Cryptologic Elements</ref>, Special Collection Service (SCS) <ref>May be renamed; has been called CIA Division D. Responsible for placing SIGINT and MASINT sensors in denied areas</ref> | ||
| NSA, CIA, DIA, Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines<ref>Service agencies especially with respect to electronic warfare affecting their tactics</ref> | | NSA, CIA, DIA, Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines<ref>Service agencies especially with respect to electronic warfare affecting their tactics</ref> | ||
| Analytic agencies<ref>In principle, NRO and NSA are collection (and perhaps) processing only and do not do analysis that produces finished intelligence. Other agencies do analysis</ref> | | Analytic agencies<ref>In principle, NRO and NSA are collection (and perhaps) processing only and do not do analysis that produces finished intelligence. Other agencies do analysis</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |IMINT | ||
| NRO | | NRO | ||
| NGA | | NGA | ||
| Analytic agencies | | Analytic agencies | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |MASINT | ||
|NRO, NSA/CSS, SCS, Department of Energy | |NRO, NSA/CSS, SCS, Department of Energy | ||
|DIA | |DIA | ||
|Analytic agencies | |Analytic agencies | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |HUMINT | ||
|CIA/NCS, FBI | |CIA/NCS, FBI | ||
|CIA, FBI, ODNI | |CIA, FBI, ODNI | ||
|Analytic agencies | |Analytic agencies | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |TECHINT | ||
|Military | |Military | ||
|DIA | |DIA | ||
|Analytic agencies | |Analytic agencies | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |OSINT | ||
|ODNI Open Source Center | |ODNI Open Source Center | ||
|ODNI | |ODNI | ||
|Analytic agencies | |Analytic agencies | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |FININT | ||
|Treasury, CIA | |Treasury, CIA | ||
|CIA, FBI, ODNI | |CIA, FBI, ODNI | ||
|Analytic agencies | |Analytic agencies | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |MEDINT | ||
|DIA, CIA | |DIA, CIA | ||
|CIA, FBI, ODNI | |CIA, FBI, ODNI | ||
|Analytic agencies | |||
|- | |||
|Counterintelligence | |||
|FBI, CIA, DIA | |||
|FBI, CIA, DIA, NCIX | |||
|Analytic agencies | |Analytic agencies | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Washington Post analysis == | |||
The Washington Post did a study of the US intelligence community which they called "Top Secret America: a hidden world growing beyond control"<ref name=post>{{citation | |||
| title = Top Secret America | |||
| journal = Washington Post | |||
| url = http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/a-hidden-world-growing-beyond-control/1/ | |||
| author = Dana Priest & William H. Arkin | |||
}}</ref> They reported "1,271 government organizations and 1,931 private companies" and "An estimated 854,000 people" were involved, but "it's impossible to tell whether the country is safer because of all this spending and all these activities." | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is the set of intelligence agencies of the United States government. They have been coordinated by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) since April 2005. From 1947 until then, by the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The DCI both coordinated the IC and headed the Central Intelligence Agency, but, after the creation of the DNI, the title changed to Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and was responsible for the CIA alone. It is generally said there are 16 intelligence agencies, but some have fairly autonomous components, and there is at least one, and probably more organizations and components whose existence is not public. ODNIIn the Office of the DNI are a number of interagency centers and working groups. These include:
Member Agencies
Other organizations
Overview of functionsThe matrix below is organized by intelligence disciplines. Some agencies collect information only, some analyze it only, and others do both.
Washington Post analysisThe Washington Post did a study of the US intelligence community which they called "Top Secret America: a hidden world growing beyond control"[13] They reported "1,271 government organizations and 1,931 private companies" and "An estimated 854,000 people" were involved, but "it's impossible to tell whether the country is safer because of all this spending and all these activities." Notes
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