How many spies the U.S. Government has?
3 million.
The official intelligence agencies in the U.S are:
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Independent agencies
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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United States Department of Defense
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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
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National Security Agency (NSA)
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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
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National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
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Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA)
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Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM)
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Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA)
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Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
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United States Department of Energy
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Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI)
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United States Department of Homeland Security
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Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A)
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Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI)
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United States Department of Justice
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of National Security Intelligence (DEA/ONSI)
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United States Department of State
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Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)
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United States Department of the Treasury
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Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI)[7]
The three biggest employers are
CIA = 135,000e employees
FBI = 30,485 employees
NSA= 30,000 employees
The rest of the intelligence agencies have around 500,000 employees.
Total amount of official spies in the US is around: 700,000
This number is three time bigger if we account spies outside the U.S. and independent contractors spies.
Total number spies the U.S. Government has: it is around 3 million.
