Deck 3: The Ic Today

Question 1

The biggest mission of this office is to ensure that timely intelligence is disseminated to federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement organizations and the private sector:

A) DNI
B) DCI
C) OIA
D) Fusion center

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following countries is not part of the 5 Eyes?

A) Greenland
B) New Zealand
C) Australia
D) Canada

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What key intelligence figure serves as the principal advisor to the President and his staff on intelligence matters relating to national security?

A) DCI
B) DI
C) DNI
D) NSC

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What statement best describes the IC prior to 9/11?

A) Agencies worked, often in isolation, to provide intelligence to their particular constituency.
B) Agencies collaborated with each other to provide intelligence information.
C) Agencies only collaborated with other federal agencies and rarely communicated with agencies at the state and local level.
D) Agencies only collaborated, when needed, with local and state agencies, and refused to communicate with other federal agencies in fear that they might receive credit for their work.

Question 5

What agencies serve as primary focal points within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial partners?

A) Military agencies
B) State and local police departments
C) Private sector organizations
D) Fusion centers

Question 6

Match the IC member to its intelligence functions and area of expertise (some will be used for more than one IC member).
-National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.

A) Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
B) Covert Operations
C) Imagery or Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
D) Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT)
E) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
F) Build, launch, and operate satellites used by the IC to collect information from space

Question 7

Match the IC member to its intelligence functions and area of expertise (some will be used for more than one IC member).
-National Security Agency.

A) Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
B) Covert Operations
C) Imagery or Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
D) Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT)
E) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
F) Build, launch, and operate satellites used by the IC to collect information from space

Question 8

Match the IC member to its intelligence functions and area of expertise (some will be used for more than one IC member).
-National Reconnaissance Office.

A) Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
B) Covert Operations
C) Imagery or Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
D) Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT)
E) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
F) Build, launch, and operate satellites used by the IC to collect information from space

Question 9

Match the IC member to its intelligence functions and area of expertise (some will be used for more than one IC member).
-Central Intelligence Agency.

A) Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
B) Covert Operations
C) Imagery or Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
D) Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT)
E) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
F) Build, launch, and operate satellites used by the IC to collect information from space

Question 10

Match the IC member to its intelligence functions and area of expertise (some will be used for more than one IC member).
-Defense Intelligence Agency.

A) Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
B) Covert Operations
C) Imagery or Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT)
D) Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT)
E) Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
F) Build, launch, and operate satellites used by the IC to collect information from space

Question 11

List the three main missions of the DNI in detail.

Question 12

What is the only agency in the IC that reports directly to the DNI?

Question 13

List the three main missions of the CIA.

Question 14

List and explain the levels of intelligence used by the military.

Question 15

What organization "leads" or "directs" the IC?

Question 16

What agency is the most recent addition to the U.S. IC?

Question 17

Which IC member focuses on domestic intelligence collection and analysis as the "lead" law enforcement agency with both national security and criminal priorities?

Question 18

In 2004, the position of the Director of National Intelligence was created to oversee the IC. Prior to this, the director of the CIA (DCI) held that role. Discuss the following issues related to the creation of this position, and provide evidence to justify your conclusions.
a. Was the creation of the DNI was a positive or negative change?
b. Prior to the creation of the DNI, did the DCI, head of the CIA, have too much control over the IC?
c. Was the DNI given enough power over the IC?
d. Was the position of DNI needed or merely created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11?

Question 19

What is a fusion center? State what they are and what they do. Why are they important? Based upon everything you have learned about the IC since 9/11, what is the main goal of a fusion center?

Question 20

In the text it states that the U.S. is now facing an enemy unlike one it has ever before faced. Explain how the IC, prior to 9/11, remained frozen in a Cold War mentality. What is different about the Cold War as compared to the War on Terror? Is the War on Terror more challenging than previous wars? Why or why not? Provide evidence to justify your answer.

Question 21

Is the Intelligence Community organized in the best way possible to confront the threats/challenges of the 21^st century? Why or why not? Fully justify your answer.

Question 22

The US Space Force is the latest addition to the intelligence community. What will the IC look like in 10 years? How will it change? How will it stay the same?