January 26-30

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Monday- Went over Forum posts leaders, class quiz, and presentation 

Tuesday- Went over Europe Islands, CIA story, and presentations.

Wednesday- Europe test tomorrow and continued presentations

Thursday- Took Europe test

Friday- Went over presentations.

CIA

Basic Facts-Where is it located, how many people work for it, current leader, etc.- Budget $48 billion. 

Is it part of a bigger organization? If so, what.- Independent agency

History- CIA started back 1944. Government wide in after the second world war. After the cold war budget cuts occurred

Powers/Responsibilities- Collect information from different places and follow up on the subjects and responsibly act on the subject. Are following other countries more then the U.S.   

Major controversies surrounding organization- Crashed during the cold war after were established as an important agency. In 1970's, CIA got there hands dirty trying to protect this country. People still think the CIA was involved in JFK assassination. CIA was said to be water boarding people.

DOD

Basic Facts- Coordinate and supervise all agencies and functions of the government concerned agencies. Located in Arlington.

Is it part of a bigger organization?- It is a cabinet agencies that controls many other organizations.

History- Created war departments that are within the Department of Defense. Officially became a organization August 10, 1949.

Powers/Responsibilities- Defend our Country and provide for national security. Support Organizations like the Army.

Protect from Foreign Attacks.

• Army
  • Go out to other countries to secure areas
• Navy 
  • Protect Oceans and Trade
• Air Force 
  • Armies force in the sky
• Chuck Hagal
  • Leader of the organization
  • First under Obama (commander and chief)

Major controversies surrounding organization-

• F-35 Fighter Jet Program
  • Seven Years behind schedule and over budget.
• Torturing Prisoners
  • U.S. Torturing foreign soldiers.
  • People question how far we should go.
• People in armed forces are not getting as much healthcare as they should.

NSA

Facts-

• Under Department of Defense.
• Founded on November 4, 1952. 

Organization

• Leader
  • General Keith B. Alexander
• Budget
  • $10.8 billion 
• Estimated 30 to 40 thousand people.

History

• Origin lead back to the first world war.
• Black Chamber
  • Place where they crack communications between people.
    • Started by tapping into telegraph messages

Powers/Responsibilities- 

• Protect U.S. communication system
• Monitor communications between countries and people within the country.

Controversies-

• Surveillance
  • People don't like that they should be able  to do this.
  • They protest that they should stop.

FBI