Submitted by christian on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 15:07
The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is a federation of 16 separate United States government agencies agencies that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and national security of the United States. Member organizations of the IC include intelligence agencies, military intelligence, and civilian intelligence and analysis offices within federal executive departments. The IC is headed by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)), who reports to the President of the United States.