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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA / ˌ s iː. aɪ ˈ eɪ /), known informally as the Agency, [6] metonymously as Langley [7] and historically as the Company, [8] is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human ...
For example, in a CIA paper on the internal probe into the Bay of Pigs Invasion, [35] there are several comments on the Directorate of Plans organizational structure in 1962. Even though any large organization will constantly reorganize, the basic functions will stay and can be a clue to future organization.
Pages in category "Central Intelligence Agency front organizations" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Directorate of Plans was originally conceived to solve organizational rivalry between the Office of Special Operations (OSO) and the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC). There was operational overlap between the two CIA departments, even though OSO was focused on intelligence collection whereas OPC was more focused on covert action. [5]
CIA influence on public opinion; 2005 CIA interrogation videotapes destruction; CIA invert; CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking; CIA Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory; CIA Memorial Wall; CIA Officers Memorial Foundation; CIA transnational activities in counterproliferation; CIA transnational anti-crime and anti-drug activities
Soon after 9/11, The New York Times released a story stating that the CIA's New York field office was destroyed in the wake of the attacks. According to unnamed CIA sources, while first responders were conducting rescue efforts, a special CIA team was searching the rubble for both digital and paper copies of classified documents.
Under the DNI, November 2005 Mission Managers for counterterrorism, counterproliferation, Iran, and North Korea [3] were established. The CIA is a member of the Center, who contributes both HUMINT and analysis, but the Center is now part of the DNI. CIA reports before the formation of the DNI reflect a lead role as opposed to a member role.
The CIA OIG investigation of the Iran Contra scandal was criticized in the final report of the Congressional investigation of the Iran-Contra affair. [3] Members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (especially Boren, Cohen, Specter, and Glenn) wrestled with how to improve the IG while not interfering with the work of the CIA.