Signals Intelligence Directorate
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The Signals Intelligence Directorate is the branch of the U.S. National Security Agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and producing intelligence from electronic communications and signals worldwide.
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
intelligence agency directorate
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signals intelligence organization → |
| aim |
provide timely and actionable signals intelligence
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support counterterrorism and counterintelligence efforts → support military operations worldwide → support national security decision-making → |
| country |
United States of America
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| employer |
collection managers
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collection operators → computer network analysts → cryptologic analysts → data scientists → engineers → intelligence analysts → linguists → mathematicians → signals intelligence analysts → target analysts → |
| field |
communications intelligence
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cyber intelligence → electronic intelligence → signals intelligence → |
| hasResponsibility |
analysis of foreign signals intelligence
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collection management → collection of foreign signals intelligence → cryptanalysis support → dissemination of intelligence to U.S. government customers → integration of SIGINT with other intelligence disciplines → intelligence reporting → production of signals intelligence reports → quality control of SIGINT reporting → signals development → signals intelligence targeting → support to U.S. combatant commands → support to allied intelligence services → support to counterproliferation operations → support to counterterrorism operations → support to cyber operations → support to law enforcement partners → support to military operations → support to policymakers → tasking of collection systems → technical signals analysis → |
| headquartersLocation |
Fort Meade, Maryland
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Maryland → United States → |
| parentOrganization |
National Security Agency
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| partOf |
National Security Agency
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| reportsTo |
Director of the National Security Agency
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| subjectTo |
Executive orders governing intelligence activities
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U.S. law → oversight by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court → oversight by the U.S. Congress → oversight by the U.S. executive branch → |
| subsidiaryOf |
National Security Agency
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| usesMethod |
automated data processing
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cryptanalytic techniques → direction finding → interception of electronic communications → machine learning for signals analysis → metadata analysis → network traffic analysis → radio frequency collection → satellite signals collection → signals geolocation → |
| worksWith |
Central Security Service
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U.S. Intelligence Community agencies → U.S. military intelligence components → foreign partner intelligence agencies → |
Referenced by (1)
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National Security Agency
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