Intelligence is the most powerful asset on the Earth. Information can enable many things from building a bomb, locating a person, to hotwiring a car. This is the reason that Homeland Security has dived so deep in the intelligence …show more content…
79). In total there are sixteen U.S. government agencies in which intelligence analysis gather information. Some of the notable agencies are as follows: Department of State, Defense Intelligence Agency, Navy Intelligence, and the Department of Homeland Security. There are nine notable international intelligence agencies to include the United Kingdom (M15), Canada (Canadian Security Intelligence Service), France (Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire), Russia (FSB), Germany (Bundesnachrichtendienst), China (International Liaison Department), Israel (General Security Service), Pakistan (Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence), and Jordan (Dairat al Mukhabarat) (Understanding Homeland Security pg. …show more content…
Government officials does not require intelligence in some situations especially with policy implementation. This decision whether to use the intelligence or not to come down to the subject at hand. At times it will be necessary to sit down with the analysts and break down all the facts to make a solid decision. The National Intelligence Council (NIC) serves as the IC’s center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking. The primary duties of the NIC are as follows: “Support the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in his role as head of the IC; Provide a focal point for policymakers to task the IC to answer their questions; Reach out to nongovernment experts in academia and the private sector to broaden the IC perspective; Contribute to the IC effort to allocate its resources in response to policymakers’ changing needs; Lead the IC effort to produce National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) and other NIC products (Understanding Homeland Security, pg.