The CIA vs. The KGBBy: Paige Reinhardt

History of the CIA Began as the Office of Strategic

Services (OSS) Formed during WWII to coordinate

espionage Established in 1947 when President

Truman signed the National Security Act

Today’s CIA Responsibility: To provide national

security intelligence to senior US policymakers

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (signed by President Bush)

Headquarters: Fairfax County, VA AKA: “The Company” or “The

Agency”

The Director of the CIA Nominated by the President with

consent from the senate Manages operations, personnel, and

budget Leon Panetta (2009-Present)

The Four Basic Components

National Clandestine Service: • Human Source Intelligence • Live and work overseas

Directorate of Intelligence:• Analyze intelligence and produce reports etc.

Directorate of Science and Technology:• Gather information to facilitate execution of

the mission Directorate of Support:

• Provides 24/7 support

What do they do? Collect info about foreign

governments, corporations, and individuals to advise policy makers

Conduct covert operations https://www.cia.gov/index.html -

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Strategic Intent 2007-2011 The roadmap for the next five years Enables them to operate as a team

and fulfill the most important missions

History of the KGB Originated as the Cheka in Dec. 1917 Headed by Felix Dzerzhinshy Became the KGB on March 13, 1954 Originally controlled by the Council of Ministers

The KGB in Recent Years The National Security Agency of the

USSR Headquarters: Moscow, Russia Has special departments in all major

factories, enterprises and government institutions

Pronunciation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ru-KGB.ogg#file

What did they do? Perform clandestine operations to further

Soviet foreign policy goals• Ex: disinformation

Thought to support international terrorism

Helped organize military training and provide arms to third world, leftist guerrillas

Arrest and investigate political and economic crimes within Russia

End of the KGB August of 1991: head officials were

arrested including Boris Yeltsin, Col. Boris B, Vladimir Kryuchkov

Vadim Bakatin took over but signed a decree to abolish the KGB in October 1991

KGB dissolved along with the USSR

Who Took Over State Security? Many organizations including the

Foreign Intelligence Service, the Federal Agency for government Communications and Information, and the Federal Security Service

A law was drafter to reinstate the a single state security organization in October 1997 however it was not supported by the Russian Government

Similarities Both ran similar clandestine

operations and spy networks, but they used information in different ways

Both received government support

Differences The KGB supported terrorism while

the CIA fights terrorism The KGB held a monopoly in the

world of espionage and used their powers in detrimental ways

The KGB was more experienced and held more power during the Cold War

Cultural differences between KGB and CIA

Impact on Globalization KGB had a huge impact on world

peace up until the early ‘90s CIA currently links together and

works closely with nations throughout the world

Counterintelligence is still a top priority in the US which has deep connections in most countries

References "About CIA — Central Intelligence Agency." Welcome to the CIA Web Site

&mdash; Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/index.html>.

"Central Intelligence Agency -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA>.

"Former CIA and KGB agents share inside look at espionage." Google. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:7Etp75NdkLwJ:www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2003/spies031303.html+the+CIA+compared+to+the+KGB&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us>.

"KGB -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB>.

"KGB Committee for State Security - Russia / Soviet Intelligence Agencies." Federation of American Scientists. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. <http://www.fas.org/irp/world/russia/kgb/index.html>.

Pictures:• http://images.brisbanetimes.com.au/2009/07/16/636385/Leon-Panetta-420x0.jpg • http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/world_pol98.jpg• http://defendingtheblueline.com/US_FLAG.jpg• http://www.coldwar.hu/html/en/finding_aids/flags/Flag_USSR.jpg