When people think of intelligence there is a particular agency within the United States Government that has the greatest name recognition. That agency known to most is the Central Intelligence Agency, or as most would recognize as the CIA. Without an in depth knowledge of the CIA many would assume the agency has been around for a long time. Interestingly that is not the case. The United States has been in the intelligence business since 1775 when George Washington paid an unidentified agent to
As far as intelligence agencies go, there are a few that are common household names, like the CIA, NSA, and the FBI. Another agency that is still a major player, and has recently been the subject of much discussion and controversy is the DIA . The reason for this controversy and debate is because many people, both inside and outside of the IC , view the DIA as an agency that is no longer necessary within the IC. Although the DIA has shifted its focus in recent years, crossing over significantly into
The names Virginia Hall, Jennifer Matthews, and Gina Bennett all have one thing in common: these women have all played a significant role in the operations of various intelligence agencies in the United States. Although they were key players in the safety of the nation most female spies are not common knowledge. Most people are familiar with Harriet Tubman and her heroic deeds,but what about the other women that have largely impacted the society through their roles as spies.Historically women have
The history of the Central Intelligence Agency has been shrouded in infamy since it’s introduction in 1947. The Common goal of an organization, such as the CIA, is to protect the people they govern. This may includes collected efforts, publicly acknowledged by the common people as the best way to use a nation’s time and effort towards peace. On the other hand, organizations like these have also worked in complete secrecy and these efforts have more or less molded the foundation of the american way
These agencies consist of the following along with a brief of each of their mission in order to keep the United States safe from any potential terrorist attacks that may occur and the problems they face: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) consists of personnel who are the human intelligence organization of the United States. They provide national security intelligences to senior US policy makers. This is a very important group of individuals and the information they provide is very vital
organizational structure of the DoD and U.S. foreign intelligence came to a new shape with the establishment of DIA. It was Robert McNamara, then Secretary of Defense, who came up with the concept of DIA in 1961. DIA gathers human source intelligence, analyzes technical intelligence, distributes intelligence/reports to the intelligence agencies, provides advice and support to the Joint Chiefs of Staff with foreign military intelligence, and provides military intelligence to combatant commands as its operational
The Central Intelligence Agency is an agency of federal government that gathers information on foreign military, economic and political activities. It also conducts covert political operations against governments to promote national security. The Central Intelligence Agency became incredibly active during the Cold War, which was mostly an intelligence war. During the years 1961 and 1963, the Central Intelligence Agency took many actions in attempt to fight communism and resolve the Cold War under
The study of popular culture is incomprehensible without the examination of the representations in the mass media, such as television shows, music videos, advertisements, films and so forth. The Bechdel Test is a tool that allows for such an examination be conducted. Anita Sarkessian in her infamous blog Feminist Frequency suggests that The Bechdel Test can be used to gauge not only female presence in films, but also the representation of minority individuals. Both versions of the test consist of
2 SEP 2002 THE MOST VALUBLE INTELLIGENCE DISCIPLINE: IMINT I believe that the most valuable discipline will be the IMINT field, but with good evidence. During the Gulf War, the IMINT field was detrimental to mission accomplishment. The field of Battle Damage Assessment is in my opinion one of the factors that makes imagery so important to combative assessments. The forward observers that would ordinarly be sent out to the battlefield to obtain target information are in a very vulnerable position
way to help predict possible outcomes in the future is the usage of National Intelligence Estimates (NIE). NIE is defined as “authoritative written judgments on national security issues and designed to help US civilian and military leaders develop policies to protect US national security interests”#(National Intelligence Council, 2007). The NIE is the highest-level strategic document generated by U.S. intelligence agencies. How are NIE’s created? NIE are only produced only when they are requested
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that about a hundred detainees were held under the Central Intelligence Agency secret detention program, about a third of whom were questioned using “enhanced interrogation techniques. The CIA has a way of very publicly blowing their cover seeming to pop up wherever turmoil, and political problems arise. The CIA exists to prevent threats, its operations involve covert actions or spying through various means to gather critical intelligence data. The CIA dates back to 1947. The qualifications and skills
(Central Intelligence Agency (US), 2013). The population in DR Congo is around seventy-five and a half million people with an average life expectancy of 56 years, a lot shorter than Australians (Central Intelligence Agency (US), 2013). The religion consists of Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslims plus some other smaller religions (Central Intelligence Agency (US), 2013). The capital city is called Kinshasa, with other large cities called Lubumbashi, Mbuji-Mayi and Kananga (Central Intelligence Agency
limitations of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts? The United States has endured numerous security breaches and high security threats over the past two decades. After the attacks on 9/11, the office of Intelligence became a vital source in retrieving sensitive data and tracking down potential terrorists and their networks which could pose a threat to the American people and then forwarding that vital information to the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies. Intelligence
enacted FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. “Congress originally strictly limited FISA's scope so that it could only be used if ‘the primary purpose’ of government surveillance of Americans was foreign-intelligence gathering”; following the 9/11 attacks, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, “amended FISA and significantly weakened this limitation,” enabling the government to demonstrate a significant purpose for surveilling nationals for foreign intelligence (Shamsi 7). The events of
The Central Intelligence Agency began at a time the country needed it most. They have saved the lives of millions around the world. Throughout history, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has served a key role in acquiring national intelligence for the security purposes of the Untied States of America. The CIA came forth on September 18, 1947, by President Harry S. Truman through the National Security Act (“About CIA” 1). The agency was created to replace the National Intelligence Agency. The CIA’s
CIA Research Paper The Central Intelligence Agency is the President’s independent foreign intelligence arm, responsible to him through the Director of National Intelligence and the National Security Council, and accountable to the people of the United States by interaction with the intelligence oversight committees of Congress. The CIA has many duties within those boundaries and performs a variety of functions through many forms of intelligence. They employ people from all backgrounds of academic
before 9/11. Best (2007), maintained that the Intelligence Community failed to share information because there were “walls” between intelligence and law enforcement agencies. These walls kept analysts from talking to each other and from sharing pieces of information that, if they had been viewed in close relationship, might have yielded a coherent picture of the emerging plot. In Grewe (2004), and Best (2007) they concurred that law enforcement and intelligence information was not regularly shared, and
that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, and property without the due process of law (Siegel 160). In the article, “Can the CIA Put a U.S. Born al Qaeda Figure on its Kill List?” the American Civil Liberties Union and Central Intelligence Agency debate whether the United States can target one of its citizens with armed drones without the due process of law guaranteed by the Constitution. According to The Washington Times, President Barack Obama, put Anwar al- Awlaki on the kill list
Intelligence is one of the first lines of defense tool used by the United States to protect the Country against both foreign and domestic threats (Johnson, 2010). It proved to be veritable tool during the World War II and during the cold war against the USSR. There are many ways and methods of intelligence collections employed by the intelligence community, such as “spies, eavesdropping, technical sources, and openly available materials” etc. (Clark, 2013). Method used also depends on many factors