DIA

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United States government agency intelligence agency

The DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) is the United States military’s primary foreign intelligence service, responsible for providing defense-related intelligence to policymakers, warfighters, and the intelligence community.

Aliases (2)

Defense Intelligence Agency ×50
DO (DIA) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency → intelligence agency →
abbreviation	DIA →
budgetClassification	classified →
cooperatesWith	Central Intelligence Agency → Federal Bureau of Investigation → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → National Security Agency → combatant commands of the United States military →
country	United States →
employerOf	civilian intelligence officers → defense attachés → military intelligence personnel →
foundedBy	United States Department of Defense →
founder	Robert McNamara →
headquartersLocation	Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling → Washington, D.C. →
inception	1961 →
jurisdiction	United States Department of Defense →
legalMandate	National Security Act of 1947 (as amended) → Title 10 of the United States Code → Title 50 of the United States Code →
memberOf	United States Intelligence Community →
mission	coordinate defense intelligence activities → inform national security policymakers → provide foreign military and defense-related intelligence → support United States military planning and operations → support warfighters with timely and relevant intelligence →
officialLanguage	English →
oversees	Defense Attache System → Missile and Space Intelligence Center → National Center for Medical Intelligence → National Intelligence University →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
parentAgency	United States Department of Defense →
partOf	United States Intelligence Community →
primaryFocus	defense-related intelligence → foreign military intelligence → strategic and operational intelligence →
providesTo	United States military commanders → United States national security policymakers → other elements of the United States Intelligence Community →
reportsTo	Director of National Intelligence → Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security →
scopeOfOperations	worldwide →
serviceBranchFocus	United States Armed Forces →
typeOfIntelligence	human intelligence → imagery intelligence analysis → measurement and signature intelligence analysis → signals intelligence analysis →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Defense Intelligence Agency → Defense Intelligence Agency →	abbreviation
Directorate for Operations ("DO (DIA)") →	hasAbbreviation
Anglo-American intelligence cooperation →	includesOrganization