Friday, June 26, 2009

The 16 Members of the U.S. Intelligence Community

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
With 16 agencies and organizations working both independently and together to collect, analyze, and disseminate information in the interest of protecting U.S. national security, it’s difficult to keep track of who exactly does what among the 16 members of the Intelligence Community. Just ask President Barack Obama. During his recent trip to the burger joint Five Guys, C-SPAN cameras caught Obama asking a man who works at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to explain what the NGA does. Here’s the answer to that question and a rundown of the 15 other members’ main responsibilities.

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Via: Mental Floss

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