The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) is the civilian national intelligence component of the
United States Department of Homeland Security
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and one of two statutory members of the
United States Intelligence Community
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(IC) within DHS, the other being
Coast Guard Intelligence
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. It is the only member of the IC tasked with providing intelligence to
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,
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,
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and
Territorial
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(SLTT) governments, and private sector entities, and developing national intelligence products from information collected by SLTT entities.
I&A leads the Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise (HSIE), an activity which includes 7 mission centers, more than 75
fusion centers
In the United States, fusion centers are designed to promote information sharing at the federal level between agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, and sta ...
across the United States, and intelligence units from DHS field components.
I&A is led by the
Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, a
Senate-confirmed position that is dual-hatted as the department's Chief Intelligence Officer.
Kenneth L. Wainstein assumed the role of Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis on June 7, 2022.
Overview
DHS and I&A were established in the wake of the
September 11th attacks
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to address some of the fundamental national security challenges and information sharing gaps identified by the
9/11 Commission
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. I&A was originally established by the
Homeland Security Act of 2002
The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002, () was introduced in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and subsequent mailings of anthrax spores. The HSA was cosponsored by 118 members of Congress. The act passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of ...
as the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. It was not until the
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 that I&A was formally created as the first federal agency statutorily mandated to share information at the state and local level.
Organizational structure
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**Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
***Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Enterprise Operations
****Counterintelligence Mission Center
****Counterterrorism Mission Center
****Cyber Mission Center
****Economic Security Mission Center
****Transnational Organized Crime Mission Center
****Current and Emerging Threats Center
****Field Operations Division
****Homeland Identities, Targeting and Exploitation Center
***Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Enterprise Readiness
****Intelligence Enterprise Standards
****Mission Readiness
****Chief Information Officer
DHS Intelligence Enterprise
DHS's field component intelligence units include:
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Intelligence Enterprise (IE)
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Intelligence/Investigations Section (I/I)
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Homeland Security Investigations
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Office of Intelligence
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Secret Service
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Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information
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Transportation Security Administration
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Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
References
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2007 establishments in the United States
United States Department of Homeland Security
United States intelligence agencies
Intelligence analysis agencies