The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) is the civilian national intelligence component of the

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and one of two statutory members of the

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(IC) within DHS, the other being

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. It is the only member of the IC tasked with providing intelligence to

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and

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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 Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise (DHS-IE), an activity which includes seven centers, more than 75 fusion centers across the United States, and intelligence units from DHS field and headquarters 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 (CINT).

Overview

DHS and I&A were established in the wake of the

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to address some of the fundamental national security challenges and information sharing gaps identified by the

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. I&A was originally established by the

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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

* Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis **Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis ***Deputy Under Secretary for Analysis ****Counterterrorism ****Cyber ****Economic Security Mission Center ****Transborder Security ****Current and Emerging Threats Center ****Field Intelligence Directorate ****Homeland Identities, Targeting and Exploitation Center ***Deputy Under Secretary for Partnerships ****Intelligence Enterprise Standards ****Mission Readiness ****Chief Information Officer

DHS Intelligence Enterprise

DHS's "Intelligence Enterprise" (IE) is made up of nine "Component Intelligence Programs" (CIPS), each led by a "Key Intelligence Officer" (KIO). The DHS IE is supervised and led by the Under Secretary for Intelligence Analysis under the title "Chief Intelligence Officer" (CINT), and is assisted by the Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer, who serves as the Executive Director of the Intelligence Enterprise Program Office (IEPO). IEPO was established in 2023 as part of I&A's "realignment." DHS's component intelligence programs include: * Office of Intelligence & Analysis *

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Intelligence Enterprise (IE) *

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Intelligence/Investigations Section (I/I) *

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Office of Intelligence *

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Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information *

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Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) * Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency *

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GC-2 *

Office of Intelligence

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:DHS Office Of Intelligence And Analysis 2007 establishments in the United States United States Department of Homeland Security United States intelligence agencies Intelligence analysis agencies