National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) :

National Security Agency : The NSA is one of the largest U.S. intelligence organizations.
The NSA is also the main producer and manager of signals intelligence for the United States of America.
It operates under the jurisdiction of the DoD (Department of Defense) and reports to the Director of National Intelligence.
The NSA is one of the largest organizations not only in terms of power but also in terms of personnel and budget.

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Headquarters of NSA

Seal of NSA.

The main task of NSA is to monitor, collect, decode, translate and analyse information and data for foreign intelligence and counter-intelligence globally. Another prominent task of the NSA includess surveillance of targeted individuals on the United States. It is the job of the National Security Agency to protect the United States Government communications and information systems.
NSA handles a lot of data! Because of this reason, NSA is the largest consumer of electricity in Maryland.
NSA is said to have more than 40,000 employees.



Central Intelligence Agency : The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is one of the main intelligence agencies of the United States Government. The CIA reports to the Director of National Intelligence and is the only independent U.S. intelligence agency.
The principal activities of CIA are gathering information about foreign Governments, corporations and individuals and analyzing the gathered information to provide national security intelligence assessment to United States policymakers.
The CIA also carries covert activities and tactical operations by it's employees or by the U.S. military.
The headquarters of CIA is in Langley, Virginia.
The CIA was formed during the World War II.

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Seal of CIA.

Headquarters of CIA.