Defense Intelligence Agency

The Effects of 9/11 September 11th 2001 a day most people can remember where they were, how old they were, and even what they were wearing. This tragedy was seen as the first major attack on U.S soil since the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attacks. The United States had endured peace and Economic prosperity during the 1990’s until the “9/11” Terrorist attacks ( cite ). These attacks had major effects on America. There were major changes in government and national security, the economy,…

Council represents. National Security Council Background The National Security Act of 1947 created the National Security Council to advise the President of all foreign policy and military situations. The legislation also established the Secretary of Defense which helps direct the work and goals of the National Security Council alongside…

With top of the art facial recognition software, the drones will be able to identify a face from several thousand feet in the air, providing tactical information to the local enforcement agencies. The information may facilitate on the apprehension of wanted terrorists. From his first days as commander in chief, the drone has been President Barack Obama’s weapon of choice, used by the military and the CIA to hunt down and kill the people his…

NSA document) This agreement, known as the UKUSA Treaty, (afterward involving the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of Canada, the Australian Defense Security Directorate (DSD), and the General Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) of New Zealand in 1948), would later become the ECHELON system, managed by the National Security Agency (NSA). This ECHELON system placed “intercept stations…

Does Covert Action Belong in the Intelligence Community? Since I have been attending the National Intelligence University here at Defense Intelligence Agency, my definition of what intelligence is has changed several times in the course of 6 weeks. I came in thinking and believing that everything and anything that had intelligence involved in it was secretive stuff. In fact, that the entire intelligence community was on big community of James Bonds 007. After a couple of weeks passed, I…

passengers were even allowed to take box cutters and cigarette lighters abroad. But this has all changed. Airports now consist of much longer lines and more intense security, thanks to the federal government. The federal government created many new agencies in order to secure the safety of all American…

different instances, but the most noteworthy occurred during the Vietnam War. From 1963 to 1975 The CIA, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam(MACV), and other defense and intelligence agencies planned and conducted countless counterinsurgency and covert operations in Vietnam and the surrounding areas. These operations ranged from intelligence gathering and propaganda, to sabotage and assassination missions. The operations went under many titles and responsibility for the operations continued to…

There have been times where safety organizations have taken the power given to them a little too far. One of these organizations known as the (NSA) National Government agency, was caught for abusing its power in an unconstitutional way. The NSA was secretly recording citizen activity and those of non-citizens. This scandal was huge, and brought many together to disapprove of the government’s actions. Although they went…

There is nothing more challenging than to try and answer a question that has no reference and requires one to force themselves to contemplate unknown outcomes. This serves as the basis of how we ask the question of how does the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) make and formulate assumptions, and by what means are they used in implementing enhanced analytical and collection techniques and methodologies. Additionally, how technologies and methods are applied in forecasting analytical and…

Edward Snowden is responsible for one of the largest acts of espionage ever committed. He revealed sensitive information about wrongdoings of the Central Intelligence Agency, who were guilty of unethical acts of phone and internet surveillance. INTRODUCTION Edward Snowden, a former contractor employed to the CIA in the United States of America, left the country after leaking sensitive information to the public about extensive acts of internet and phone surveillance by the American government for…