ABSTRACT
Our nation has created 16 major intelligence agencies operating under the direction of the Director of National Intelligence. There are numerous other governmental agencies that also have a relationship with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. This chapter discusses the manner in which we have organized our intelligence community and the roles, responsibilities, and functions expected of each of our 16 intelligence organizations. The intelligence process is discussed in terms of the collection, processing, and exploitation of data leading to the analysis and production of intelligence for the purposes of providing our policymakers with processed intelligence for their use in formulating our nation’s policies.
