1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated December 13, 2021Defense Primer: National and Defense IntelligenceThe Intelligence Community (IC), comprised of 18 statutory elements (50 U.S.C. 3003(4), is charged with providing insight into actual or potential threats to the U.S. homeland, the American peop
2、le, and national interests at home and abroad. It does so through the production of timely and apolitical products and services. Intelligence products and services result from the collection, processing, analysis, and evaluation of information for its significance to national security at the strateg
3、ic, operational, and tactical levels. Consumers of intelligence include the President, the National Security Council (NSC), designated personnel in executive branch departments and agencies, the military, Congress, and the law enforcement community. The IC comprises 18 elements, 2 of which are indep
4、endent, and 16 of which are component organizations of six separate departments of the federal government. Many IC elements and most intelligence funding reside within the Department of Defense (DOD). Statutory IC Elements DOD Elements: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) National Geospatial-Intellige
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