The Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency is a three-star general or admiral who, upon nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate, serves as the nation's highest ranking military intelligence officer. As with other U.S. foreign intelligence organizations, the agency's role has occasionally been confused with those of law enforcement agencies. In fiscal year 2020 alone, such activity included work in DIA's Science & Technology Directorate,[68] National Media Exploitation Center,[69] and Missile & Space Intelligence Center. Analysts contribute to the President's Daily Brief and the National Intelligence Estimates. These centers are the Americas Center, the Asia/Pacific Center, the Europe/Eurasia Center, the Middle East/Africa Center, and the Defense Combating Terrorism Center. The death of seven employees at once was the largest combined loss in DIA's history. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States federal government, specializing in defense and military intelligence. Challenges facing DIA at this time included the rise of Ostpolitik in Germany; the emergence of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the Middle East; and the U.S. incursion into Cambodia from South Vietnam. [7] In 1994, it was revealed that DIA requested approximately $4 billion in funding for the period of 19962001 ($6.3 billion inflation adjusted), averaging $666 million per year ($1.05 billion inflation adjusted). Oktober 2020 um 16:16 Uhr bearbeitet. [63], Special DIA task forces were set up to monitor crises such as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the overthrow of Iranian monarchy, and the taking of American hostages from the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979. "[43], It is unknown to what extent the agency's recommendations were used or for how long, but according to the same Senate report, the list drawn up by DIA included the use of "drugs such as sodium pentothal and Demerol," humiliation via female interrogators and sleep deprivation. [49] The detention center outlived the black sites run by the Central Intelligence Agency, with DIA allegedly continuing to use "restricted" interrogation methods in the facility under a secret authorization. [55] It is unclear if the agency has received any additional powers since but it is known that until at least 2005 and possibly later, DIA's "personnel stationed in major U.S. cities [have been] monitoring the movements and activitiesthrough high-tech equipmentof individuals and vehicles"; this occurred parallel to the NSA's warrantless surveillance that was of similarly dubious legality. Established: In the Department of Defense (DOD) as an interservice agency by DOD Directive 5105.21, August 1, 1961. A major component of the Agency, the Defense Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Service, operates around the world to obtain critical pieces of the intelligence puzzle often not available from technical collection means. According to a former senior U.S official who worked with both agencies, "the CIA doesn't want to be looking for surface-to-air missiles in Libya" while it is also tasked with evaluating the Syrian opposition. Analysts analyze and disseminate finalized intelligence products, focusing on national, strategic and operational-level military issues that may arise from worldwide political, economic, medical, natural or other related processes. Due to the sensitive nature of DIA's work, all of its personnel, including interns and contractors, are subject to the same security standards and must obtain a Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) access.