History of the Central Intelligence Agency

The purpose of the CIA is to gather information from around the world and use that information for national security. Before the CIA was created the United States had other ways or gathering intelligence information but they weren?t nearly as sophisticated as the way that the CIA gathers information. Due to a lack of national security in the United States the Japanese Royal Airforce was able to attack Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. After …

…take over the investigation. The Associate Director of the Central Intelligence for Homeland Security, ensures the flow of intelligence in support of homeland defense. The Office of public affairs advises the Director of Central Intelligence on all media, public policy, and employee communications issues relating to his roles as head of the CIA and the Intelligence Community and is the CIA?s principle communications focal point for the media, the general public and agency employees.