National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Should the United States Continue Its Use of Drone Strikes Abroad? Remotely-controlled aircraft, otherwise known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can be equipped with bombs and missiles for attack missions. The original drone, the MQ-1 Predator and the upgraded MQ-9 Reaper are the two most commonly used unmanned aerial vehicles. They are cherished for their ability to fly thousands of feet over a target for long durations of time and relay high-resolution, live reconnaissance. In…

No one will ever know the truth if the government is keeping hidden information from the public. Edward Snowden a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) computer technician leaked classified documents from the government system to inform the public of what’s going on and what really happened in past events. This created a controversy among the public and government officials because some people believe he is a traitor to his country and others think he is a hero. Edward Snowden informed us of…

Proposed Thesis Statement: According to IC21 (1996), public and private information that is collected by the intelligence community and law enforcement differs, in that law enforcement collects specific information, whereas the intelligence community collects more nonspecific information in mass quantities. The National Security Act of 1947 required that intelligence activities be held separate and distinct from law enforcement activities. In the 1970s, scandals that involved…

While whistleblowing is deemed as wrong and harmful, it is necessary in order to report the fraud and deceit that goes on behind our backs. Edward Snowden is one of the most known whistleblowers of our time, since his case happened so recently. Snowden didn’t release the documents for personal benefits, but for the citizens of the United States. He put his life on the line to expose what the government is doing behind our backs, and for that reason, I think his crimes should be pardoned. Edward…

Edward Joseph Snowden (born June 21, 1983) is an American privacy activist, computer professional, former CIA employee, and former government contractor who leaked classified information from the United States National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013. The information revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments. (wikipedia, n.d.) Edward Snowden was working as a technical contractor…

North, and illegal drugs. In this case Barry Seal was running drugs for the CIA and was later murdered. Moreover, the case of Oliver North of the Iran-Contra fame involved drug running, the DEA and the CIA. These nefarious activities involving these agencies have been covered up and demonstrate the face of the true nature of these organizations whose activities work against the public safety and welfare and cause many…

The newly created National Military Establishment was rife with conflicts stemming from overlapping responsibility. The most notable of these was the rivalry between the Department of State and the new, massively larger, Department of Defense. Which of these two Departments gets priority in foreign policy making continues to be a struggle in the National Security Council. As the policy makers that designed NSA 47 intended, different…

3) He further explained that the NSA’s Foreign Affairs Directorate works with any “foreign intelligence services, counterintelligence centers and the UK/USA and FIVE EYES exchanges.” (p.3) The Office of Export Control Policy is also included in same directorate. The Information Assurance Directorate (IA) is “the center of the NSA’s cyber warfare and defense program offices.” (p.3) The Signals Intelligence Directorate (SIGINT) is the most functional and important one. This directorate has three…

scrutiny – they should be setting the example of transparency” (Snowden, qtd in Pope). Edward Snowden made this statement following his leak of thousands of classified documents to the press. The contents of these documents shed light on the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance system. However, this system was not only being used against the United States’s enemies – U.S. citizens themselves were being monitored. This practice, a gross violation of the fourth amendment,…

Sage Gurney WWW.CIA.GOV The website, www.cia.gov, is all about the Central Intelligence Agency. On the website, it states that their “primary mission is to collect, evaluate, and disseminate foreign intelligence to assist the president and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to the national security.” I would like to (1) explain what this website is about, (2) discuss the different types of information available on www.cia.gov, (3) share what I personally learned from…