The Office of Strategic Services (OSS): Founded in 1942, the OSS functioned as the United States' intelligence gathering agency during World War II.
National Security Act of 1947: Passed under President Harry Truman, the National Security Act replaced the OSS with the Central Intelligence Agency. The Act also created the National Security Council and Joint Chiefs of Staffs. The act greatly changed the dynamics of American foreign policy making in the post-war period. [1]
Covert Operations: The National Security Act defines covert action as, "An activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic, or military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly." Covert action can include the dissemination of propaganda, political action, economic action, paramilitary operations, and lethal action. [2]
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) : Created by the National Security Act of 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency is an intelligence gathering organization for the U.S Federal Government; the CIA collects, analyses, evaluates, and disseminates "foreign intelligence to assist the President and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to national security. " [3] The CIA has no role in U.S policymaking or law enforcement. [4]
Director of Central Intelligence: The head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
National Security Act of 1947: Passed under President Harry Truman, the National Security Act replaced the OSS with the Central Intelligence Agency. The Act also created the National Security Council and Joint Chiefs of Staffs. The act greatly changed the dynamics of American foreign policy making in the post-war period. [1]
Covert Operations: The National Security Act defines covert action as, "An activity or activities of the United States Government to influence political, economic, or military conditions abroad, where it is intended that the role of the United States Government will not be apparent or acknowledged publicly." Covert action can include the dissemination of propaganda, political action, economic action, paramilitary operations, and lethal action. [2]
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) : Created by the National Security Act of 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency is an intelligence gathering organization for the U.S Federal Government; the CIA collects, analyses, evaluates, and disseminates "foreign intelligence to assist the President and senior US government policymakers in making decisions relating to national security. " [3] The CIA has no role in U.S policymaking or law enforcement. [4]
Director of Central Intelligence: The head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Work Cited.
[1] George C. Herring, From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), 614.
[2] Eric Rosenbach and Aki J. Berits, " Covert Action," Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, July 2009, https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/covert-action. (accessed May 6, 2019).
[3] "What We Do," The Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia/what-we-do. (accessed May 6, 2019).
[4] "A Look Back...The National Security Act of 1947," The Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/national-security-act-of-1947.html. (accessed May 6, 2019).
[1] George C. Herring, From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008), 614.
[2] Eric Rosenbach and Aki J. Berits, " Covert Action," Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, July 2009, https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/covert-action. (accessed May 6, 2019).
[3] "What We Do," The Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/todays-cia/what-we-do. (accessed May 6, 2019).
[4] "A Look Back...The National Security Act of 1947," The Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2008-featured-story-archive/national-security-act-of-1947.html. (accessed May 6, 2019).