New Spy Agency at DIA

[bobbymike]

http://www.dia.mil/dcs/

Defense Clandestine Service

 

[quellish]

http://www.dia.mil/dcs/

Defense Clandestine Service

Isn't that just the new name for the Defense HUMINT Service?

 

[Grey Havoc]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagons-plans-for-a-spy-service-to-rival-the-cia-have-been-pared-back/2014/11/01/1871bb92-6118-11e4-8b9e-2ccdac31a031_story.html

 

[Rickshaw]

http://www.dia.mil/dcs/

Defense Clandestine Service

Isn't that rather giving away what it does?

 

[MaxLegroom]

Better yet, how many spy agencies does one country need?

 

[marauder2048]

Better yet, how many spy agencies does one country need?

Given that other countries like to "outsource" intelligence services to the US it seems like a prudent investment.

 

[TomS]

http://www.dia.mil/dcs/

Defense Clandestine Service

Isn't that rather giving away what it does?

The secret isn't that it exists (the CIA has advertised for the National Clandestine Service for years) -- the trick is how to cover the people who belong to it.

 

[phrenzy]

http://www.dia.mil/dcs/

Defense Clandestine Service

Isn't that rather giving away what it does?

The secret isn't that it exists (the CIA has advertised for the National Clandestine Service for years) -- the trick is how to cover the people who belong to it.

NSA was secret for years, I always wonder how many alphabet soup agencies are still operating out of the public's view?