Now I'm sure you have all heard of the CIA, or Central Intelligence Agency. Here's a bit of information on how it was started. Of course, I can't tell you everything. After all, the agency will always have its secrets...Ever since the days of George Washington, the United States has carried out several intelligence activities. However, it was not until World War II that they have been coordinated on a government-wide basis. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William J. Donovan, a war hero as well as a lawyer from New York, to be the Coordinator of Information, and later the head of the Office of Strategic Services, a forerunner to the CIA. The OSS had authorization to collect and analyze strategic information. However, after World War II, the OSS was disbanded along with several other war agencies. Its functions were then transferred to the State and War Departments. President Truman soon realized the need for a postwar, centralized intelligence agency. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 to create a fully functional intelligence office. This established the CIA - the well-known organization which coordinates the nation's intelligence activities and associates, evaluates, and distributes intelligence affecting national security.
For more information, see https://www.cia.gov/.
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Neat! Learning about all these agencies is really cool!
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