National Intelligence Agency (United States)

The National Intelligence Agency ( NIA) is an organization which reports to the U.S. intelligence service CIA and exists since 1947. The Intelligence Reorganization Act ( German: Act on the Reorganisation of the secret ), a comprehensive law that tried, among other things, remove and redistribute any questions regarding the authority and responsibility between the intelligence services of the United States, lost 1992, the NIA a lot of their Automomie in favor of the CIA. Prior to the NIA worked independently and was rather the National Security Agency (NSA ) near.

The National Intelligence Agency employs both civilians and members of the U.S. armed forces. In addition, the NIA also lends military - related awards for achievements within the agency, with the highest National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal is named.