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The '''Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA)''' is an Echelon II shore activity and Budget Submitting Office (BSO) of the United States Navy. It is headquartered at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and reports to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) through the Director of Naval Intelligence/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (OPNAV N2N6). NIA serves as the immediate superior in charge (ISIC) to the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), an Echelon III command that serves as the Navy's Service Intelligence Production Center and Center of Excellence for maritime-focused intelligence products.
The '''Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA)''' is an Echelon II shore activity and Budget Submitting Office (BSO) of the [[United States Navy]]. It is headquartered at the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and reports to the [[Chief of Naval Operations]] (CNO) through the [[Director of Naval Intelligence]]/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (OPNAV N2N6). NIA serves as the immediate superior in charge (ISIC) to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI), an Echelon III command that serves as the Navy's Service Intelligence Production Center and Center of Excellence for maritime-focused intelligence products.


NIA serves as one of the eighteen organizations within the U.S. Intelligence Community as a Department of Defense element.<ref name="DNI">[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Public%20Release%20of%20the%20Annual%20Demographic%20Report.pdf Public Release of the Annual Demographic Report]</ref> NIA is led by Mr. Scott Bray as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, in the Information Warfare Directorate on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff. He supports the Director of Naval Intelligence in delivering comprehensive, substantive intelligence assessments to Navy leadership, overseeing intelligence activities and policies within the Navy, and representing the Navy in the Intelligence Community.<ref name="AtlantaCir">[https://atlantacir.org/event-4533477 Atlanta Council on International Relations - Scott Bray - Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence]</ref> Currently, Mr. Bray is serving as the Acting Director of Naval Intelligence.<ref name="Politico">[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2023/09/07/meet-natos-new-china-focused-intel-chief-00114506 Meet NATO's new China-focused intel chief]</ref>
NIA serves as one of the eighteen organizations within the [[United States Intelligence Community|U.S. Intelligence Community]] as a [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] element.<ref name="DNI">[https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Public%20Release%20of%20the%20Annual%20Demographic%20Report.pdf Public Release of the Annual Demographic Report]</ref> NIA is led by Mr. Scott Bray as the [[Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence]], in the Information Warfare Directorate on the [[Chief of Naval Operations|Chief of Naval Operations Staff]]. He supports the [[Director of Naval Intelligence]] in delivering comprehensive, substantive intelligence assessments to Navy leadership, overseeing intelligence activities and policies within the Navy, and representing the Navy in the Intelligence Community.<ref name="AtlantaCir">[https://atlantacir.org/event-4533477 Atlanta Council on International Relations - Scott Bray - Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence]</ref> As of 2023, Mr. Bray is serving as the Acting Director of Naval Intelligence.<ref name="Politico">[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2023/09/07/meet-natos-new-china-focused-intel-chief-00114506 Meet NATO's new China-focused intel chief]</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
NIA was founded on 01 October 2014<ref name="CHIPS">[https://www.doncio.navy.mil/chips/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=5562 Establishment of Naval Intelligence Activity Set for Oct. 1]</ref> in order to consolidate oversight and management of activities conducted by Naval Intelligence across the globe. Naval Intelligence, whose origins date to 1882<ref name="GenOrder">[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/g/general-orders/general-order-no-292.html#main General Order No. 292 (23 March 1882): Establishment of Office of Intelligence]</ref>, is the oldest of the nineteen elements of the United States Intelligence Community. The Director of NIA also serves as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence (OPNAV N2N6C) and represents the Director at Intelligence Community and Defense Intelligence decisional bodies hosted by the Director of National Intelligence and the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, respectively.
NIA was founded on 01 October 2014<ref name="CHIPS">[https://www.doncio.navy.mil/chips/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=5562 Establishment of Naval Intelligence Activity Set for Oct. 1]</ref> in order to consolidate oversight and management of activities conducted by [[Military intelligence|Naval Intelligence]] across the globe. Naval Intelligence, whose origins date to 1882<ref name="GenOrder">[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/g/general-orders/general-order-no-292.html#main General Order No. 292 (23 March 1882): Establishment of Office of Intelligence]</ref>, is the oldest of the nineteen elements of the [[United States Intelligence Community]]. The Director of NIA also serves as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence (OPNAV N2N6C) and represents the Director at Intelligence Community and Defense Intelligence decisional bodies hosted by the [[Director of National Intelligence]] and the [[Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security|Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security]], respectively.


== Mission ==
== Mission ==
The mission of NIA is to direct, oversee, and manage the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of maritime intelligence in support of Department of the Navy (DON), Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and national decision makers.<ref name="CNO">[https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Directives/05000%20General%20Management%20Security%20and%20Safety%20Services/05-400%20Organization%20and%20Functional%20Support%20Services/5450.353A.pdf Mission, Functions, and Tasks of the Naval Intelligence Activity]</ref> It is additionally tasked with synchronizing intelligence activities across the worldwide naval intelligence enterprise with other elements of the IC. As a secondary mission, NIA is tasked with providing direct support to the Director of Naval Intelligence, and other elements of the CNO's staff (OPNAV), as directed. NIA also executes the authorities of the Director of Naval Intelligence outlined in Title 10 and Title 50 of the United States Code and Executive Order 12333 that are delegated for that purpose.
The mission of NIA is to direct, oversee, and manage the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of maritime intelligence in support of [[United States Department of the Navy|Department of the Navy]] (DON), [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] (DoD), [[United States Intelligence Community|Intelligence Community]] (IC), and national decision makers.<ref name="CNO">[https://www.secnav.navy.mil/doni/Directives/05000%20General%20Management%20Security%20and%20Safety%20Services/05-400%20Organization%20and%20Functional%20Support%20Services/5450.353A.pdf Mission, Functions, and Tasks of the Naval Intelligence Activity]</ref> It is additionally tasked with synchronizing intelligence activities across the worldwide naval intelligence enterprise with other elements of the IC. As a secondary mission, NIA is tasked with providing direct support to the Director of Naval Intelligence, and other elements of the CNO's staff (OPNAV), as directed. NIA also executes the authorities of the Director of Naval Intelligence outlined in [[Title 10 of the United States Code|Title 10]] and [[Title 50 of the United States Code|Title 50]] of the [[United States Code]] and [[Executive Order 12333]] that are delegated for that purpose.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 13:17, 24 September 2023

  • Comment: Likely notable, Editor- but all your sources are WP:PRIMARY. There must be secondary sources that discuss this agency you can use to supplement? Qcne (talk) 20:47, 12 September 2023 (UTC)


Naval Intelligence Activity
Seal of the Naval Intelligence Activity
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-01)
HeadquartersThe Pentagon, Washington D.C.
Agency executives
  • Scott W. Bray[1], Director
  • Sandra Brown[2], Deputy Director
Parent agencyUnited States Navy

The Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA) is an Echelon II shore activity and Budget Submitting Office (BSO) of the United States Navy. It is headquartered at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and reports to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) through the Director of Naval Intelligence/Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (OPNAV N2N6). NIA serves as the immediate superior in charge (ISIC) to the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), an Echelon III command that serves as the Navy's Service Intelligence Production Center and Center of Excellence for maritime-focused intelligence products.

NIA serves as one of the eighteen organizations within the U.S. Intelligence Community as a Department of Defense element.[3] NIA is led by Mr. Scott Bray as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, in the Information Warfare Directorate on the Chief of Naval Operations Staff. He supports the Director of Naval Intelligence in delivering comprehensive, substantive intelligence assessments to Navy leadership, overseeing intelligence activities and policies within the Navy, and representing the Navy in the Intelligence Community.[4] As of 2023, Mr. Bray is serving as the Acting Director of Naval Intelligence.[5]

History

NIA was founded on 01 October 2014[6] in order to consolidate oversight and management of activities conducted by Naval Intelligence across the globe. Naval Intelligence, whose origins date to 1882[7], is the oldest of the nineteen elements of the United States Intelligence Community. The Director of NIA also serves as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence (OPNAV N2N6C) and represents the Director at Intelligence Community and Defense Intelligence decisional bodies hosted by the Director of National Intelligence and the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, respectively.

Mission

The mission of NIA is to direct, oversee, and manage the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of maritime intelligence in support of Department of the Navy (DON), Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and national decision makers.[8] It is additionally tasked with synchronizing intelligence activities across the worldwide naval intelligence enterprise with other elements of the IC. As a secondary mission, NIA is tasked with providing direct support to the Director of Naval Intelligence, and other elements of the CNO's staff (OPNAV), as directed. NIA also executes the authorities of the Director of Naval Intelligence outlined in Title 10 and Title 50 of the United States Code and Executive Order 12333 that are delegated for that purpose.

References