CIA, FBI, NSA and DIA

Hey guys, today I want to share with you some information that I have on interests in agencies in the United States. I'm sure you've heard of some of these agencies, but I wanted to tell you about how it really feels to work there based on research. I am considering a career in agencies like this, knowing that my work probably won't be too similar to James Bond ;).



CIA:

   Probably the agency I would prefer to work in, the CIA stands for Central Intelligence Agency. Established in 1947, the CIA has the duty of gathering information from foreign countries. The CIA is not law enforcement and focuses on gathering military intelligence rather than executing raids and such.
   The CIA, however, does use spies in their work. For example, in the assassination of the dangerous Osama Bin Laden, CIA agents stationed in Pakistan gave information to the United States military about Bin Laden's hiding. This is part of the CIA special agents, counterterrorism division.
   Most of the information the CIA receives is then transferred to the military who will decide what the actions should be.

CIA Headquarters

FBI:

   The FBI, divergent to the CIA, deals with domestic issues in the United States. Standing for Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI is a law enforcement group in the government and focuses more on raids such as drug busts, and counterterrorism. The FBI does partake in arrests, and both investigates and raids within the country. Established in 1908, the FBI are the elite police, and only really take place in threatening or difficult cases.

FBI Headquarters

NSA:

   Established in 1952, the NSA stands for the National Security Agency. The job of the NSA is to monitor, process, and sometimes collect foreign intelligence that will ensure the security and safety of the country. The NSA is one of the biggest groups of hired mathematicians, as they deal with the analyzation of foreign data. Another big part of the NSA is ethical hacking. Sometimes the NSA may hack into foreign websites to gather information that will secure the country, and keep us away from danger. If you're into computers, this is your agency.

NSA Headquarters

DIA:

The DIA is a bit different than the rest of the agencies, as they are a branch of the United States Military. The United States military themselves operates in this group and is in charge of protecting the country by intercepting information and using firepower.

DIA Headquarters

The official links to these agencies are listed below.

CIA

FBI

NSA

DIA