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The Role of the CIA in National Security Intelligence
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The CIA is responsible for collecting and synthesizing intelligence from various agencies to create the President's Daily Brief (PDB), which is crucial for national security decision making. While different intelligence organizations have prioritized roles, the CIA's central repository position allows for a comprehensive and collective source of intelligence.
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ChapterThe Role of the CIA in National Security Intelligence
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The CIA's mission is to collect intelligence from around the world, serve as the central repository for all other intelligence agencies, and synthesize all collected intelligence into the President's Daily Briefing (PDB).
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The CIA's mission is to collect intelligence from around the world, serve as the central repository for all other intelligence agencies, and synthesize all collected intelligence into the President's Daily Briefing (PDB). There are several other US intelligence agencies with different priorities for collecting intelligence.