An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and foreign policy objectives.[1]
The George Bush Center for Intelligence is the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency. Means of information gathering are both overt and covert and may include espionage, comm
unication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. Intelligence agencies can provide the following services for their national governments. Give early warning of impending crises;
Serve national and international crisis management by helping to discern the intentions of current or potential opponents;
Inform national defense planning and military operations (military intelligence);
Protect sensitive information secrets, both of their own sources and activities, and those of other state agencies;
Covertly influence the outcome of events in favor of national interests, or influence international security; and
Defense against the efforts of other national intelligence agencies (counter-intelligence
