The Intelligence Community
Introduction:
The following material was condensed and edited from the Intelligence Communities
Web sites--with added content to further inform visitors to the Federal Gateway Web site.
The Intelligence Community Homepage
a group of thirteen government agencies and organizations that carry out the
intelligence activities of the United States Government.
Director of
Central Intelligence
U.S.
Intelligence Community the thirteen organizations.
CIA Newsletter Online
CIA Center for the
Study of Intelligence
Intelligence
Newsletter - Indigo Publications
Intelligence
Agencies - GPO covers many intelligence organizations.
CIA News &
Information
CIA Document Release Center
U. S.
Government Documents The U. S. Intelligence Community extensive
resource--intelligence topics.
CIABASE info
information resource about the CIA.
National Security
Strategy of The United States
Federation of American Scientists
extensive site covering security matters.
Jane's IntelWeb
current global intelligence news.
National Security Archive
Yahoo! Government
Intelligence: Information Warfare
Studies in
Intelligence CIA unclassified documents - 1995 Edition.
Strategic
Intelligence - Loyola University and Military Intelligence Sites -
Loyola University research resource.
Preparing for the 21st
Century appraisal of U. S. Intelligence.
The Center for
Security Policy follow security issues.
The Arms
Trade Revealed investigative literature.
Report of the
Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy on March 9, 1997 the
Washington Post reported that 150 million pages of government documents have been
declassified--if stacked up it would be equal to the height of the Washington Monument
(555 feet). The current pledge is to declassify another 1.5 billion pages by the year
2000.
Department of
Energy Office of Declassification works at getting information once classified
out to the public.
Historical Records
Review Database assists the American public in learning about past historical
information---some predates the Manhattan Project.
Declassified Documents Reference
System - US
Intelligence Resource Program
A Guide to
Intelligence
Special Note: The Federal Gateway Department of Energy site has more on the subject of
Declassification--see the subtitle: "National Security Activities."
Learning Units
Page (NSA) deals with elementary, middle, and high school learning situations.
CIA Kids Page
Kids Learn Secret Message Aspects
codes, cryptographic messages, etc.
Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) established by the National Security Act of 1947 as an
independent agency responsible to the President and accountable to the American people
through the intelligence oversight committees of the United States Congress. The CIA
has a worldwide mission.
Defense
Intelligence Agency (DIA) has been designated as the Combat Support Agency and
the senior military intelligence component of the Intelligence Community---established by
DOD Directive (5105.21) effective October 1, 1961.
National Security Agency (NSA)
was founded in 1952 by President Truman as a separately organized agency within the
Department of Defense to plan, coordinate, direct, and perform signals intelligence and
information security functions in support of both Defense and non-Defense U.S. government
activities. NSA is a world leader in understanding secret communications.
Army
Intelligence moves intelligence assets from national sources to tactical
operations.
Bureau of
Intelligence and Research the State Departments primary source for
interpretive analysis of global developments---part of The Intelligence Community since
1946.
National Reconnaissance Office
National Imagery and Mapping
Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Department of
Energy contributes to the Intelligence Community foreign intelligence
evaluations where its programs, facilities, personnel, and technology is concerned.
Treasury
Department through the Office of Intelligence Support this Department provides
intelligence to its own officials, updates the Secretary of the Treasury, and advises on
national committees regarding such matters.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
mission is to uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal
criminal statues; to protect the United States from hostile intelligence efforts; to
provide assistance to foreign and other U.S. federal, state, and local law enforcement
agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is faithful to the
Constitution and laws of the United States.
Directorate of Science
& Technology
General
Contracting Resources a National Contract Management Association guide.
Security and
Strategy Canadian Forces College document that addresses security, strategic
studies, and organizational matters.
Strategic
Intelligence - Loyola University many articles, listing of U. S. and
international intelligence organizations, cold war events, etc.
CIA - Review of Historical Cases
CIA Publications
and Handbooks contains some of the best factual studies on countries---the maps
are excellent.
CIA Tribute to
Former President George Bush plus basic CIA topics.
Air intelligence Agency
OSS.Net American
Society of Industrial Security
U. S. Naval Criminal Investigative
Service
President's
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
National Security Study Group
Introduction
to Information Warfare
International Security
somewhat of an economic view of security aspects.
Department
of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Project on Government Secrecy
a challenge to excessive secrecy.
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