Though the CIA Still Functions as an Intelligence Gathering Agency

question 58

Multiple Choice

Though the CIA still functions as an intelligence gathering agency, in recent years there have been concerns that the CIA is poorly suited to coordinate intelligence coming from multiple parts of government. This was magnified after the attacks of September 11, 2001. How did Congress respond to this lack of intelligence coordination?

• A) Delegated the duties to the Department of State
• B) Moved the Central Intelligence Agency under the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• C) Abolished the CIA and distributed its duties to the U.S. Naval Operations
• D) Created a new cabinet-level office of Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
• E) Created a national division of the Central Intelligence Agency

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