With 16 agencies and organizations working both independently and together to gather up , canvass , and disseminate selective information in the interest of protect U.S. interior certificate , it ’s difficult to keep track of who exactly does what among the 16 phallus of the Intelligence Community . Just ask President Barack Obama . During his recent tripper to the hamburger joint Five Guys , C - SPAN camera catch Obama asking a man who influence at the National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency to excuse what the NGA does . Here ’s the answer to that question and a rundown of the 15 other member ' main province .
1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Formerly known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency , the National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency is one of the four major intelligence agency that is part of the Department of Defense . ( The other three are the National Security Agency , the National Reconnaissance Office , and the Defense Intelligence Agency . ) The NGA ’s stated foreign mission is to " allow for well-timed , relevant and exact geospatial intelligence in support of national security objectives . “ In short , the NGA ’s employee accumulate and disseminate map and charts that support the national protection efforts of the Intelligence Community . While much of its oeuvre is defense - relate , the NGA also execute a humanitarian persona by producing maps that aid to track flood tide and other natural tragedy .
2. National Security Agency
3. National Reconnaissance Office
4. Defense Intelligence Agency
5. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
6. Army Intelligence
7. Marine Corps Intelligence
8. Office of Naval Intelligence
9. Central Intelligence Agency
10. Department of Energy
11. Department of Homeland Security
12. Coast Guard Intelligence
13. Department of State
14. Department of the Treasury
15. Drug Enforcement Administration
16. Federal Bureau of Investigation
