Directorate of Intelligence

Overview

Central Intelligence Agency

The CIA's Directorate of Intelligence (DI) is the CIA analysis office. Analysts from the DI gather information from the CIA and other sources and conduct strategic analysis. It provides timely, accurate, and objective all-source intelligence analysis on the full range of national security and foreign policy issues to the President, Cabinet, and senior policymakers in the U.S. government.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI's Directorate of Intelligence (DI) is the FBI's intelligence analysis component. It has embedded employees at FBI Headquarters and in each field office through Field Intelligence Groups (FIGs) and fusion centers.

National Counterterrorism Center

The National Counterterrorism Center's Directorate of Intelligence "leads the production and integration of counterterrorism analysis for the U.S. Government."

The Director of NCTC (D/NCTC) is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The D/NCTC reports to both the President and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The D/NCTC reports directly to the President for the planning and progress of interagency joint CT operations. The D/NCTC reports directly to the DNI in matters relating to the day-to-day operations of NCTC and serves as the principal adviser to the DNI on CT intelligence operations. The D/NCTC also serves as the National Intelligence Manager (NIM) for CT.

Sources

• Creating a Trusted Network for Homeland Security, App. B.
• U.S. National Intelligence: An Overview 2011, at 30.
• National Counterterrorism Center section: Congressional Research Service, In Focus, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) (July 11, 2018) (full-text).