Though the CIA Still Functions as an Intelligence Gathering Agency

question 9

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. How was this concern addressed in 2004?

• A) Duties of the CIA were delegated to the Department of State.
• B) The Central Intelligence Agency was placed under the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• C) The CIA was dissolved and its duties were distributed to other agencies.
• D) A new position, Director of National Intelligence, was created.
• E) The CIA was dismantled and the duties devolved to the states.

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