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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1951 (as Directorate of Plans) |
| Motto | Veritatem Cognoscere (English: "To Know the Truth") |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent department | Central Intelligence Agency |
| Website | https://www.cia.gov/about/organization/#directorate-of-operations |
The Directorate of Operations (DO), less formally called the Clandestine Service,[2] is a component of the US Central Intelligence Agency.[2] It was known as the Directorate of Plans from 1951 to 1973; as the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2005; and as the National Clandestine Service (NCS) from 2005 to 2015.[3]
The DO "serves as the clandestine arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the national authority for the coordination, de-confliction, and evaluation of clandestine operations across the Intelligence Community of the United States".[4]
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- ^ "Unclassified Version of March 6, 2015 Message to the Workforce from CIA Director John Brennan: Our Agency's Blueprint for the Future". Central Intelligence Agency. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Mission of the National Clandestine Service". CIA Website. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2011.