INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUMMIT: THE STATE OF U.S. INTELLIGENCE: PRIORITIES, PLANS, AND PARTNERSHIPS The success of US Intelligence’s mission to provide the decision advantage to all who act in defense of the nation requires a trusted partnership between the public and private sectors and the public it serves, as well as with foreign partners. This trusted partnership can best be achieved through regular and open dialogue to c...

Intelligence has existed as an activity of the U.S. government since the founding of the Republic. While its structure has evolved, its core mission has endured unchanged: to protect the nation with the information it provides; to produce that information in a way that protects the privacy and liberty of all citizens; and to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars invested in intelligence capabilities. History has shown that even through periods...