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DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis

Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Seal of I&A
Agency overview
Formed2007
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersNebraska Avenue Complex, Washington, D.C., US
EmployeesClassified
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment of Homeland Security
Not to be confused with Office of Intelligence and Analysis (Treasury Department).

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) is the civilian national intelligence component of the United States Department of Homeland Security and one of two statutory members of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) within DHS, the other being Coast Guard Intelligence. It is the only member of the IC tasked with providing intelligence to state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments, and private sector entities, and developing national intelligence products from information collected by SLTT entities.[1]

I&A leads the Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise (DHS-IE), an activity which includes seven centers, more than 75 fusion centers across the United States, and intelligence units from DHS field and headquarters components.

I&A is led by the under secretary for intelligence and analysis, a Senate-confirmed position that is dual-hatted as the department's chief intelligence officer (CINT).[2]

Overview

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DHS and I&A were established in the wake of the September 11 attacks to address some of the fundamental national security challenges and information sharing gaps identified by the 9/11 Commission. I&A was originally established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002[3] as the Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. It was not until the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007[4] that I&A was formally created as the first federal agency statutorily mandated to share information at the state and local level.

Organizational structure

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  • Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis
    • Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
      • Deputy Under Secretary for Analysis
        • Counterterrorism
        • Cyber
        • Economic Security Mission Center
        • Transborder Security
        • Current and Emerging Threats Center
        • Field Intelligence Directorate
        • Homeland Identities, Targeting and Exploitation Center
      • Deputy Under Secretary for Partnerships
        • Intelligence Enterprise Standards
        • Mission Readiness
        • Chief Information Officer

DHS Intelligence Enterprise

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DHS's "Intelligence Enterprise" (IE) is made up of nine "Component Intelligence Programs" (CIPS), each led by a "Key Intelligence Officer" (KIO). The DHS IE is supervised and led by the Under Secretary for Intelligence Analysis under the title "Chief Intelligence Officer" (CINT), and is assisted by the Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer, who serves as the Executive Director of the Intelligence Enterprise Program Office (IEPO). IEPO was established in 2023 as part of I&A's "realignment."

DHS's component intelligence programs include:

Criticism

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This section is an excerpt from United States Department of Homeland Security § Office of Intelligence and Analysis.[edit]
The office of intelligence and analysis (I&A) has a history of problematic surveillance.[5][6][7] In 2020, the I&A authorized "collecting and reporting on various activities in the context of elevated threats targeting monuments, memorials, and statues".[8][9] The office surveilled protestors at the George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon[10][11] In September 2023, Congress considered revoking some of the agency’s collection authorities over concerns about overreach.[12] According to Politico, "a key theme that emerges from internal documents is that in recent years, many people working at I&A have said they fear they are breaking the law".[13] In 2025, sexual orientation and gender identity were removed from I&A's list of characteristics that "personnel are prohibited from engaging in intelligence activities based solely on".[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Office of Intelligence and Analysis | Homeland Security". www.dhs.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. ^ "Members of the IC". DNI.gov. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Homeland Security Act of 2002" (PDF). DHS.gov. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007" (PDF). Congress.gov. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Spencer (January 17, 2024). "Recent Reforms Won't Fix DHS Intelligence Abuses". Brennan Center.
  6. ^ Levinson-Waldman, Rachel; Panduranga, Harsha; Patel, Faiza (2024-07-30). "Social Media Surveillance by the U.S. Government | Brennan Center for Justice". Brennan Center.
  7. ^ Reynolds, Spencer (5 March 2025). "How DHS Laid the Groundwork for More Intelligence Abuse". Brennan Center.
  8. ^ Vladeck, Steve; Wittes, Benjamin (2023-01-18). "DHS Authorizes Domestic Surveillance to Protect Statues and Monuments". Lawfare.
  9. ^ Harris, Shane (2020-07-20). "DHS authorizes personnel to collect information on protesters it says threaten monuments". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  10. ^ Selsky, Andrew (2022-10-28). "New report shows Department of Homeland Security gathered intel on Portland Black Lives Matter protestors". PBS News.
  11. ^ "Wyden Releases New Details About Surveillance and Interrogation of Portland Demonstrators by Department of Homeland Security Agents". wyden.senate.gov. October 27, 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022.
  12. ^ Sullivan, Eileen (2025-01-18). "Little-Known Intelligence Agency Outlines Limits on Spying". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  13. ^ Woodruff Swan, Betsy (6 March 2023). "DHS has a program gathering domestic intelligence — and virtually no one knows about it". Politico.
  14. ^ Adamczeski, Ryan (26 February 2025). "DHS quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity". advocate.com.
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