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A 5 page paper that begins with definitions of intelligence and counterintelligence and overt versus covert intelligence. The paper explains the five steps in the intelligence cycle. The writer discusses the relationship between intelligence and policy making at the local, state and federal levels. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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includes information about that governments activities, what their intentions are, and what their capabilities are. This kind of intelligence focuses on foreign governments, on foreign organizations and even on persons
in a foreign land (Manget, 2008). This information has an impact on foreign policies. Counterintelligence has very specific purposes, specifically to protect the nation against espionage activities by foreign
agents, to protect against sabotage and assassinations and to protect the nation against attacks that would be perpetrated by foreign governments, organizations or individual persons (Manget, 2008). Counterintelligence is the
act of gathering information regarding these issues in order to protect the country and its citizens. Most people link counterintelligence and covert action together and specifically the CIA, which is
responsible for gathering intelligence on foreign entities. Manget (2008) explains that covert action is now defined as an activity of the federal government that will "influence political, economic, or military
conditions abroad." That influence is in the shadows in that the government will not admit or acknowledge its role in these intelligence activities. That is covert intelligence. There are
five steps in the intelligence cycle. Each is briefly described: 1. Planning and Direction: When an intelligence agency is give a specific job, e.g., gather intelligence on a terrorist organization,
agents develop a plan for obtaining that information. They begin with what they know and what they need to learn. They determine how best to get that information. The plan
provides guidance and direction for the task (CIA, 2010). 2. Collection: Agents gather the information through overt and covert actions. They may read foreign newspapers, magazines, reports, listening to
media broadcasts, etc. (CIA, 2010). This type of intelligence is available to anyone and they make no secret that they are reviewing these information sources. That is why this is
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