!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a federation of 17 separate [United States Federal Agencies|United States Federal Agency] that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and [National Security] of the [United States]. [{$pagename}] Member organizations include [Intelligence Agencies], military intelligence, and __civilian intelligence__ and analysis offices within [United States Federal Executive Departments]. 

[{$pagename}] is headed by the [United States Director of National Intelligence] ([DNI]), who reports to the [President of the United States of America].

Among their varied responsibilities, the members of the Community collect and produce __foreign and domestic__ intelligence, contribute to military planning, and perform [espionage]. The [{$pagename}] was established by [Executive order] 12333, signed on December 4, [1981|Year 1981], by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.[2]

The Washington Post reported in [2010|Year 2010] that there were 1,271 [government Entity] and 1,931 private companies in 10,000 locations in the [United States] that are working on counterterrorism, homeland security, and [intelligence Assessment], and that the [{$pagename}] as a whole includes 854,000 people holding [top-secret] clearances. According to a [2008|Year 2008] study by the Office of the [United States Director of National Intelligence], private contractors make up 29% of the workforce in the U.S. intelligence community and account for 49% of their personnel budgets.

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%%category [Government Surveillance]%%

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* [#1] - [United_States_Intelligence_Community|Wikipedia:United_States_Intelligence_Community|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-06-11-