US Intelligence Community

US Intelligence Community

Preface
This document is dedicated to all the men and women who are involved with ensuring the national security of the United States.

The following information was derived from these sources:

Body of Secrets by James Bamford.
Wizards of Langley by Jeffrey T. Richelson.
Top Secret Tourism by Harry Helms.
The Bureau by Ronald Kessler.
Newsweek magazine articles.
Time magazine articles.

Although I have attempted to gather and arrange the data into a comprehensive, understandable format, any errors and omissions are mine and not attributable to any other authors or works. This document was created prior to the reorganization of the intelligence community following 9/11, so in many respects, it is out-of-date.

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U.S. Intelligence Community
Agency or Group	Notes
Homeland Security Agency
Homeland Security Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Army Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Special Activities Division	Personnel from this division were first on the ground in Afghanistan in 2001.
Psyops	This Psychological Operations group provides information to the indigenous population in a target country through various media channels including radio, television, leaflets, person to person discussions, etc.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Marines Intelligence
Navy Intelligence
National Imaging and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
National Security Agency (NSA)
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)	This NSA group controls satellite life cycle operations from "cradle to grave" including design, development, manufacture, programming, launch, storage, information receipt and transmission, orbit change, reprogramming, readypad backup launches, shutdown, and forced reentry.
Central Security Service (CSS)	This NSA service is responsible for internal NSA security issues.
Department of State
Department of Treasury
USAF Intelligence
Transportation Security Agency	This agency provides for security at airports, train stations, docks, and all other transportation nodes.