Central Intelligence Agency

of National Intelligence (DNI) was created under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA). The position of DNI replaced the Director of the Central Intelligence (DCI) as the senior intelligence official, head of the intelligence community’s 16 agencies, and principal intelligence advisor to the President of the United States (POTUS) and the National Security Council (NSC). The IRTPA of 2004, also established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as

practically impossible for a nation’s intelligence community to detect and prevent every attack on its soil. However, the American failure to uncover the 9/11 plot should be considered a massive failure considering the scope of the attack which involved careful planning, training many perpetrators, and a high profile target with many victims. Furthermore it can be demonstrated that there were many signals and opportunities to discover the plot that the intelligence machinery missed. “Hindsight is 20/20”

Intelligence is one of the most valuable aspects of the United States’ to the national security. It provides a foundation for the national policy and decision makers within the United States government, and Intelligence Community (IC). The five basic collection components are (HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, GEOINT, and OSINT) which, allows for a variety of different forms of the collection in order to execute the overall mission. In order to understand how intelligence is important to the national security

practically impossible for a nation’s intelligence community to detect and prevent every attack on its soil. However, the American failure to uncover the 9/11 plot should be considered a massive failure considering the scope of the attack which involved careful planning, training many perpetrators, and a high profile target with many victims. Furthermore it can be demonstrated that there were many signals and opportunities to discover the plot that the intelligence machinery missed. “Hindsight is 20/20”

criteria for these operatives were to have patience, and their willingness to martyr themselves. Intelligence was known about the terrorist locations. The article by Jones brings attention to the laws of government agencies sharing information between themselves. In reference to the 9/11 Commission Report it was recommended that more sharing of information take place. Suggesting that this would allow agencies to work together more cohesively. Allowing a larger spectrum to be aware of important aspects

government stepped into the arena with the Special Select Committee to Investigate Intelligence Activates, known less formally by the Church Committee named for by the chairman of the committee. Along with its counterpart the Pike Committee in the House of Representatives investigating the quality of intelligence gathered, the Church Committee was charged with examining abuses of power by the intelligence agencies. This committee would find damning evidence of gross overreach and blatant ignorance

(U.S) Intelligence community has come a long way since the revolutionary war. After winning independence from England, the U.S would not invest much into intelligence or foreign policy until the 20th century. Foreign policy was simply not a priority for our young nation, having an ocean on eastern and Western boarders of the country severely limited potential threats. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would be the first president since Washington to understand the importance of intelligence and lay

The origins of covert action in America’s intelligence activities go far beyond WWI. The Founding Fathers were the first ones in introducing intelligence concepts and intelligence activities during America’s revolution. Benjamin Franklin is known as a big contributor in the processes and use of intelligence activities. He became known as a master of covert action (Central Intelligence Agency 2009). Franklin initiated his covert action skills when he was named Ambassador to France. Thanks to his

and Russian following WWII. During this period of time, Russia was the central focus of the U.S., although China and North Korea also posed a significant threat. While terrorist threats and activates remain a significant threat, Russia recent annexation of Crimea proves that they are still a very

order to fully understand the vulnerability of modern America, it is vital that a historical precedent be given to show the past performance by the former Soviet Union. Due to certain alliances and variables aloft during World War II, a signals intelligence (SIGINT) operation was undergone in order to find out Joseph Stalin’s true intentions for the United States. This was called the Venona Operation, and in search for war time intentions it stumbled across a vast espionage operation that the Soviets