Political Science

According to Richelson (2008), the intelligence community is an alliance of decision making divisions, groups and associations which conduct their duties either in conjunction or separately on matters of intelligence. President Ronald Reagan on 4th December 1981 signed the executive order 12333 that led to the establishment of the intelligence community.  Some of the members of the intelligence community include intelligence agencies, armed forces intelligence, and civilian intelligence organs (Richelson, 2008).

These matters of intelligence dealt with by these organizations are essential in the formation of the basis for foreign relations and the preservation of national safety of the United States. The director of national intelligence is the one who leads the intelligence community and is supposed to report directly to the president (Richelson, 2008).

Richelson (2008), states that the roles played by these organizations include compilation of any information that might be of any importance to the president, the secretary of states and defense, the national Security Council, and any other executive division officials for the conduction of their task and obligations. According to Richelson (2008), these organizations produce and distribute intelligence. They collect information regarding to how tasks are supposed to be carried out in order to minimize chances of foreign intelligence directed against the United States. The information collected by these organs help in minimizing international terrorism, narcotic drugs trade, and any other illegal activity that might be directed towards the United States by foreign individuals, groups or powers. They carry out special activities for the US government. Managerial and support tasks for all legal activities are carried out by these organizations within and outside the United States. They perform all other intelligence actions as intended for by the president from time to time (Richelson, 2008)