Official Name: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Mission Statement: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers.
Director: General Michael V. Hayden
Number of Employees: undisclosed for security reasons
Budget: $5 Billion
Best Known For:
- Collecting, evaluating, and disseminating foreign intelligence to assist the president and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to the national security.
Fun Facts:
- CIA Headquarters is often referred to as Langley, in regards to its location in Virginia (though the name of the surrounding unincorporated community is McLean, VA, not Langley).
- The CIA provides several programs in which students ranging from high school seniors to graduate students may participate
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History:
1947 - The Central Intelligence Agency is created in 1947 by the National Security Act signed by President Truman. The act also created a Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to serve as head of the United States intelligence community; act as the principal adviser to the President for intelligence matters related to the national security; and serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
2004 - On December 17, President Bush signed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act which restructured the Intelligence Community by abolishing the position of Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (DDCI) and creating the position the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA). The Act also created the position of Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which oversees the Intelligence Community and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).