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Is the CIA an executive agency? A question.

Posted on 11/19/2004 4:37:58 AM PST by bill1952

I've read in a few other posts that the CIA is an executive agency, and thus Bush is perfectly justified in replacing the Clinton era slackers with those that support his policies.

While I do believe that we need to sweep out the CIA, can someone cite sources to prove that the CIA serves as an arm of the executive branch?.

What finding or legislation established the CIA, and what are it's legal duties?


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cia

1 posted on 11/19/2004 4:37:59 AM PST by bill1952
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To: bill1952

You are correct. The CIA is under the Executive Branch of government.


2 posted on 11/19/2004 4:39:50 AM PST by Perdogg (W stands for Winner)
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To: bill1952

CIA was organized out of the OSS. Office of Strategic Services
Its charter mandates that it is an intelligence gathering and analyzing agency, which can only operate OUTSIDE the continental United States. The OSS reported directly to the Executive Branch.


3 posted on 11/19/2004 4:52:02 AM PST by concretebob (Protect the naugas, stop sitting on naugahyde)
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To: bill1952
While I do believe that we need to sweep out the CIA, can someone cite sources to prove that the CIA serves as an arm of the executive branch?.

It's an independent agency of the excutive branch of government. There are very very few agencies of either the judical or legislative branch. Those that do exist will usually be easy to identify by their name ex: Congressional Budget Office.

4 posted on 11/19/2004 4:53:58 AM PST by ClintonBeGone (Sometimes it's OK for even a Wolverine to root for a Buckeye win.)
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To: bill1952

Executive Branch information is plentiful on the 'net -- start with www.whitehouse.gov


5 posted on 11/19/2004 4:54:51 AM PST by Ed_in_NJ (Who killed Suzanne Coleman?)
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To: bill1952

Welcome to FR.

A pointer: Posting questions that you could easily research yourself is generally frowned upon.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=CIA+executive+branch+agency&btnG=Search


6 posted on 11/19/2004 4:55:18 AM PST by LouD
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To: bill1952
C.I.A. falls under the "war department" powers of the Executive Branch.

Though, as a bureaucracy, it has the appearance of being controlled by mountains of government regulations, the President may at his pleasure, hire and fire anybody under the "war department" power authorized to him by our Constitution.

No "civil service" law can protect anybody; no general may object; no "suit" may object.

In fact, the President's authority to hire and fire anybody in the administration of the U.S. Government, excepting individuals who are directly hired by the Congress and work within the Capitol, and excepting individuals who are hired by the U. S. Supreme Court and work within the Court. Despite the appearances of bureaucratic "civil service" - side trappings made up to stage the look and feel of private sector work.

The Congress does not have Executive power of the administration of the U.S. Government. The U.S. Supreme Court does not have Executive power over the administration of the U.S. Government.

Though both the Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court have delusions of such grandeur, and especially the socialists would have judges rule over us all in every way that Barbara Streisand et al dream up.

7 posted on 11/19/2004 4:58:24 AM PST by First_Salute (May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
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To: bill1952

My understanding is that the CIA reports to the president directly and the head of the agency doesn't (at least so far - there are proposals to change this) have a position in the cabinet. As such, the CIA can be seen as part of the presidential executive staff, and you can't get any more "executive" than that.


8 posted on 11/19/2004 4:58:55 AM PST by katana
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To: katana; All

Also remember the CIA operates also an a "whore" who has clientele from all around that use her. But this naked part is called the Unseen Branch. In my opinion the whole damn Intelligence Agency is corrupted to the core and there needs to be a whole Clean up job. The U.S Intel is damaged and needs to be fixed Immediately! No matter how executive it is. We are in trouble.


9 posted on 11/19/2004 5:06:43 AM PST by ruready4eternity (FALLUJAH IS DUST under our FEET!)
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To: bill1952
I've read in a few other posts that the CIA is an executive agency, and thus Bush is perfectly justified in replacing the Clinton era slackers with those that support his policies.

It's an Executive Branch agency, but the employees are civil servants and do not serve solely at the pleasure of the President.

10 posted on 11/19/2004 5:12:27 AM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: bill1952

Bill, a direct "lift" from the CIA's website:

The CIA is an independent agency, responsible to the President through the DCI, and accountable to the American people through the intelligence oversight committees of the U.S. Congress.

CIA’s mission is to support the President, the National Security Council, and all officials who make and execute the U.S. national security policy by:

Providing accurate, comprehensive, and timely foreign intelligence on national security topics.

Conducting counterintelligence activities, special activities, and other functions related to foreign intelligence and national security, as directed by the President.


11 posted on 11/19/2004 5:20:43 AM PST by jsc173
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To: Poohbah

"It's an Executive Branch agency, but the employees are civil servants"

Not technically. That is, they are not civil service employees--GS whatever, but GGs.


12 posted on 11/19/2004 5:24:07 AM PST by JehngisKahn
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To: JehngisKahn

I thought only the NSA used the GG term.


13 posted on 11/19/2004 5:26:41 AM PST by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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To: Poohbah
"Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), independent executive bureau of the U.S. government established by the National Security Act of 1947, replacing the wartime Office of Strategic Services (1942–45), the first U.S. intelligence agency. The CIA was established to gather intelligence abroad and report to the President and the National Security Council, his advisory body. It was given (1949) special powers under the Central Intelligence Act: the director may spend agency funds without accounting for them; the size of its staff is secret; and employees, exempt from civil service procedures, may be hired, investigated, or dismissed as the CIA sees fit."

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0811103.html

14 posted on 11/19/2004 5:30:45 AM PST by JehngisKahn
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To: bill1952
thus Bush is perfectly justified in replacing the Clinton era slackers with those that support his policies.

The mission of the CIA is NOT to support the policies of the president. The mission of the CIA is to provide the president with accurate intelligence, which may or may not support the policies of the president.

15 posted on 11/19/2004 5:46:20 AM PST by LadyLiberty86
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To: bill1952

There are only three brances of government- judicial, legislative and executive.

The CIA and the other agencies would naturally belong to the executive.

Congress makes the laws. Judges interpret the laws and the President carries out the laws.


16 posted on 11/19/2004 6:53:17 AM PST by KidGlock (W-1)
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To: bill1952

The CIA is not an "independent regulatory agency", that is, it isn't an agency whose authorize statute specifically places lengths on terms of service for its head and/or makes them terminable only for cause. Basically, that's the only difference between "independent" agencies, and regular old "executive" agencies, whether the President can fire at will.


17 posted on 11/19/2004 7:08:12 AM PST by TastyManatees (http://www.tastymanatees.com- R.I.P.)
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