Defense Intelligence Agency | |
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Seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | October 1, 1961 |
Headquarters | DIA Headquarters, Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling, Washington, D.C. |
Employees | Classified Approx. 17,000 (75% civilian and 25% military) |
Annual budget | Classified |
Agency executives | LTG Robert P. Ashley Jr., Director Melissa A. Drisko, Deputy Director |
Parent agency | Department of Defense |
Website | |
DIA.mil |
The Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, is the central producer and manager of foreign military intelligence for the United States. As one of the principal members of the U.S. Intelligence Community, the agency works to answer national-level defense objectives for the President, the Secretary of Defense, and senior U.S. policymakers.