= Central Intelligence Agency = The '''Central Intelligence Agency''' is the primary [[UnitedStates/IntelligenceCommunity|foreign intelligence agency]] of the United States. <> ---- == Composition == The agency is led by a '''director''' ('''D/CIA'''), a '''deputy directory''' ('''DD/CIA'''), and '''chief operating officer''' ('''COO/CIA'''). The director is appointed by the [[UnitedStates/Presidents|president]] with [[UnitedStates/Senate|Senate]] approval. The deputy director is informally a political appointment, but does not require Senate approval. The agency formally reports to [[UnitedStates/OfficeOfTheDirectorOfNationalIntelligence|DNI]], but regularly reports to and is overseen by the president, congress, and the [[UnitedStates/NationalSecurityCouncil|NSC]]. The work of the agency is split between: * the Directorate of Analysis * the Directorate of Operations * the Directorate of Science & Technology * the Directorate of Support * the Directorate of Digital Innovation ---- == History == During [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2|WW2]], the '''Office of Strategic Services''' served under the [[UnitedStates/JointStaff#Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff|JCS]] to coordinate intelligence. [[UnitedStates/HarrySTruman|Truman]] established the Central Intelligence Group. The agency was overseen by a '''director of central intelligence''' ('''DCI'''). In 1947, the '''National Security Act''' formalized the agency as the '''Central Intelligence Agency'''. In 2004, the '''Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act''' replaced the DCI with a '''director of the Central Intelligence Agency''' ('''D/CIA'''). The responsibilities of coordinating and collaborating with other intelligence agencies was also reassigned to [[UnitedStates/OfficeOfTheDirectorOfNationalIntelligence|DNI]]. ---- CategoryRicottone