Transcript Chapter 3

The IC Today
Chapter 3
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Introduction
• The IC is a work in progress
• It has undergone a major reorganization
– Adversaries that possess large land armies and
great fleets are different than those who occupy
the world of the terrorist
• Intelligence failures
– 9/11
– Saddam Hussein and WMD
• The IC is larger than its 17 federal agencies
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Designated Federal Agencies and the
DNI
• The DNI
– Principal advisor to the President
– Oversees the IC
– Responsible for carrying out the National Intelligence
Program
• The CIA
– Only independent member of the IC
– Engages in all five areas of intelligence: collection,
analysis, counterintelligence, covert activities, and
management
– Four internal directorates
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Designated Federal Agencies and the
DNI
• Department of Energy
– All things nuclear
• Department of Homeland Security
– Established because of 9/11
– Oversees 22 agencies
• Office of Intelligence and Analysis
• Coast Guard Intelligence
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Designated Federal Agencies and the
DNI
• Department of Justice: Federal Bureau of
Investigation
– Federal government’s “all purpose” law
enforcement agency
– Top two priorities are terrorism and
counterintelligence
– Investigates domestic crime and intelligence
related matters
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Designated Federal Agencies and the
DNI
• Department of Justice: Drug Enforcement
Administration
– Narco-terrorism
– Work with other elements of the IC in counternarcotics efforts
• Department of State: Bureau of Intelligence
and Research
– Develops intelligence to serve U.S. diplomacy
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Designated Federal Agencies and the
DNI
• Department of the Treasury: Office of
Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
– Safeguards the financial system against illicit use
• Military Agencies: Army, Navy, Air Force and
Marines
– Supports the commander and allows him or her to
make better decisions
– Tactical, strategic, operational intelligence
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Designated Federal Agencies and the
DNI
• Military Agencies: Defense Intelligence Agency
– Provides current intelligence to all of the
Department of Defense
– Eight Directorates
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
– Expertise in aeronautical and imagery analysis,
marine analysis, computer science, and
engineering
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Designated Federal Agencies and the
DNI
• National Security Agency
– Responsible for the collection and analysis of
foreign communications and signals intelligence
– Protects U.S. communications and information
systems
– Limited by law to monitoring only foreign
communications
• National Reconnaissance Office
– Tasked with designing, building, and operating
satellites to gather imagery for intelligence
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Federal, State and Local Agencies
• Federal intel agencies are not the only ones
who collect, analyze, and disseminate
intelligence
• State and Local Agencies
– “Eyes and ears” of national security
– NYPD
– Intelligence-Led Policing
– Fusion Centers
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The Private Sector
• Personnel perform most, if not all, of the same
duties as government workers
• Are private contractors good for the IC?
• Some government officials are not happy with
the current relationship
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Conclusion
• The IC has made a commitment to become a
community
• Progress has been made
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