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Intelligence agency
An
intelligence agency
is a
government agency
responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information and intelligence in support of
law enforcement
,
national security
,
military
, and
foreign policy
objectives. Means of information gathering are both overt and covert and may include
espionage
,
communication interception
,
cryptanalysis
, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. The assembly and propagation of this information is known as
intelligence analysis
or
intelligence assessment
.
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