CIA Logo — The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA Central Intelligence Agency), together with the National Security Agency , the government agency of the United States responsible for the collection, analysis and use of ” intelligence “through espionage abroad, and whether governments, corporations or individuals that may affect national security. The agency conducts covert operations and paramilitary actions, and influences foreign policy through its operating line, the Special Activities Division . Its headquarters is located in Langley , Virginia .
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Before December of 2004 , the CIA was literally the central intelligence organization for the United States government. The Minutes of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 created the office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who took charge of some part of the government and the intelligence community (IC) in any role that had previously been targeted for the CIA. The National Intelligence Directorate manages the United States Intelligence Community United States as well as the intelligence cycle. More