About the Intelligence Community:

QUESTION: Who are the members of the US Intelligence Community (IC)?

ANSWER: The IC is a federation of executive branch agencies and organizations that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the United States . There are 16 federal organizations in the Intelligence Community:

• Central Intelligence Agency
• Defense Intelligence Agency
• Department of Energy (Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence)
• Department of Homeland Security (Office of Intelligence and Analysis)
• Department of State (Bureau of Intelligence and Research)
• Department of Treasury (Office of Intelligence and Analysis)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (Office of National Security Intelligence)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (National Security Branch)
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• National Reconnaissance Office
• National Security Agency/Central Security Service
• US Air Force
• US Army
• US Coast Guard
• US Marines
• US Navy

QUESTION: How many people work for the Intelligence Community and what is its budget?

ANSWER: The Intelligence Community comprises approximately 100,000 employees, 1,500 of which work for the ODNI. The aggregate amount appropriated to the FY2007 National Intelligence Program (NIP) budget was $43.5 billion.

QUESTION: What is the vision and mission of the IC?

ANSWER: The Vision of the Intelligence Community is to become a "Globally Networked and Integrated Intelligence Enterprise."The Mission of the IC is to "Create Decision Advantage."