Organizational structure of the Central Intelligence Agency

See also: Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a United States intelligence agency that "provides objective intelligence on foreign countries",[1] also informally referred to as the Agency. The CIA is part of the United States Intelligence Community, is organized into numerous divisions. The divisions include directors, deputy directors, and offices.[2] The CIA board is made up of five distinct entitles called Directorates.[3] The CIA is overseen by the Director of Central Intelligence. Under the Director of Central Intelligence is the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.[4] Under this the CIA is divided into four directorates. These directorates are as follows:[5]

  • The Directorate of Operations (DO)
  • The Directorate of Intelligence (DI)
  • The Directorate of Administration (DA)
  • The Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T).
  1. ^ "About CIA - CIA". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. ^ "Organization - CIA". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ "Organization - CIA". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  4. ^ "CIA ORGANIZATION CHART[16359646]" (PDF). cia. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ "The Central Intelligence Agency". irp.fas.org. Retrieved 2024-05-05.