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About CIA

Organization

Our Agency is made up of five broad disciplines, known as directorates, which join forces under the umbrella of Mission Centers. Each team brings a unique set of capabilities that, when combined, support our vital mission.

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CIA is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is nominated by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director manages the operations, personnel, and budget of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The CIA is separated into five basic components that carry out “the intelligence cycle,” the process of collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence information to top US government officials. In addition, the D/CIA has several offices of staff that manage specific Agency executive functions and liaison to other external government entities.

Offices of CIA

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Mission Centers

Mission Centers work closely with all Agency elements to meet national security challenges. Mission Centers bring together a full range of operational, analytic, support, technical, and digital capabilities.

Officers from each directorate work together as one to address present and future threats. Today, there are eleven Mission Centers that specialize in key regional and high-priority issues:

  • Africa Mission Center
  • China Mission Center
  • Counterintelligence Mission Center
  • Counterterrorism Mission Center
  • East Asia & Pacific Mission Center
  • Europe & Eurasia Mission Center
  • Near East Mission Center
  • South & Central Asia Mission Center
  • Transnational & Technology Mission Center
  • Weapons & Counterproliferation Mission Center
  • Western Hemisphere Mission Center

Executive Offices

The Director of the CIA maintains a diverse executive staff to oversee key Agency functions. These offices include, but are not limited to:

  • Human Resources, which builds and shapes CIA’s workforce around our Nation’s intelligence needs
  • Congressional Affairs, which serves as liaison between CIA and Congress while ensuring Congress is fully informed of intelligence activities
  • General Counsel, which is responsible for the sound and efficient management of all CIA legal affairs, including providing legal advice and guidance
  • Military Affairs, which coordinates, plans, executes, and sustains activities that support CIA and Department of Defense interactions worldwide

The Agency also has several offices that focus on public affairs, talent, internal oversight, and more.

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Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity serves as an Enterprise Function responsible for enforcing Federal Laws and Regulations that prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties

The Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties helps to ensure that privacy and civil liberties are integrated into the day-to-day conduct of the Agency’s intelligence mission.

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Office of Inspector General

The Office of Inspector General performs audits, inspections, and investigations of Agency activities and programs.

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Office of Public Affairs

The Office of Public Affairs leads all media, public relations, and communications matters, including press and entertainment inquiries. OPA also manages this website and all of CIA’s official social media accounts.

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Prepublication Classification Review Board

Interested in publishing your work? If you’re a current or former CIA employee or contractor, you’ll need to submit your publication to the Prepublication Classification Review Board (formerly called the Publication Review Board). The Prepublication Classification Review Board reviews all publications prior to public release to protect classified information and U.S. national security.

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