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Monday, April 26, 2004

US Intelligence Agencies

Intelligence Community (official government website)

Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps Intelligence Organizations –each collects and processes intelligence relevant to their particular Service needs.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - provides accurate, comprehensive, and timely foreign intelligence on national security topics to national policy and decision makers.

Coast Guard Intelligence – deals with information related to US maritime borders and Homeland Security.

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) - provides timely and objective military intelligence to warfighters, policymakers, and force planners.

Department of Energy Office of Intelligence
– performs analyses of foreign nuclear weapons, nuclear non-proliferation, and energy security-related intelligence issues in support of US national security policies, programs, and objectives.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate - prevents terrorist attacks within the United States, reduces America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimizes the damage and recovers from attacks that do occur.

Department of State: Bureau of Intelligence and Research – deals with information affecting US foreign policy.

Department of Treasury: Office of Intelligence Support – collects and processes information that may affect US fiscal and monetary policy.

Federal Bureau of Investigation: National Security Division– deals with counterespionage and data about international criminal cases.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) – Analyzes satellite imagery and provides timely, relevant, and accurate 2-D and 3-D mapping and geospatial intelligence in support of national security.

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - coordinates collection and analysis of information from airplane and satellite reconnaissance by the military services and the CIA.

National Security Agency (NSA) - collects and processes foreign signals intelligence information for our Nation's leaders and warfighters, and protects critical US information security systems from compromise.
ORIGINAL ITEM: http://www.intelligence.gov/index.shtml
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