Main responsibilities of the cia

1. Collecting and analyzing information about foreign governments, organizations, and individuals to provide intelligence to US policymakers.

2. Conducting covert operations to gather intelligence, undermine foreign governments, and disrupt terrorist organizations.

3. Protecting US national security interests by identifying and countering threats from hostile foreign actors.

4. Providing support and training to US allies and partners to enhance their intelligence capabilities.

5. Conducting cyber operations to collect intelligence and disrupt adversarial activities in cyberspace.

6. Conducting counterintelligence operations to identify and neutralize foreign intelligence threats to the US.

7. Providing strategic analysis and assessments to senior US policymakers to inform their decision-making.

8. Securing classified information and protecting US intelligence sources and methods from compromise.