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[–] Blacksmith21 ago 

It's a little more complicated than that. There are 17 major "intelligence" agencies, including the ODNI, created by the PATRIOT/IRTPA acts after 9/11.

THe goal was to "break down intelligence sharing silos". In other words, MILINT collections (NSA, DIA, others) were now to be shared with bad state actors within the CIA/State and corrupt non-MIL IC members.

There are intelligence agencies which focus on special areas, many are .MIL not .GOV - NGA, NSA/CSS, DIA, INSCOM, AFOSI, NRO, USCYBERCOM, etc. All of these entities are under military and not Federal bureaucratic control.