National Security Agency (NSA), Fort Meade, Maryland
National Security Agency (NSA)
With a budget request of $10.8 billion, the NSA is the second-largest agency in the U.S. intelligence community. It is headquartered in Fort Meade, Maryland.
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Chantilly, Virginia
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) The NRO is in charge of developing, deploying and operating secret reconnaissance satellites. With a budget request of $10.3 billion, it is the third-largest U.S. intelligence agency. It is headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), Springfield, Virginia
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) The NGA is responsible for collecting, analyzing and distributing intelligence derived from maps and imagery. According to documents provided by Edward Snowden, the NGA’s budget request was $4.9 billion last year – more than double its funding a decade ago. It is headquartered in Springfield, Virginia.