Unlike the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is a domestic security service, CIA has no law enforcement function and is mainly focused on overseas intelligence gathering, with only limited domestic collection. Though it is not the only U.S. government agency specializing in HUMINT, CIA serves as the national manager for coordination and deconfliction of HUMINT activities across the entire intelligence community. Moreover, CIA is the only agency authorized by law to carry out and oversee covert action on behalf of the President, unless the President determines that another agency is better suited for carrying out such action. It can, for example, exert foreign political influence through its tactical divisions, such as the Special Activities Division. 

The Executive Office also supports the U.S. military by providing it with information it gathers, receiving information from military intelligence organizations, and cooperating on field activities. The Executive Director is in charge of the day to day operation of the CIA, and each branch of the service has its own Director. The Associate Director of military affairs, a senior military officer, manages the relationship between the CIA and the Unified Combatant Commands, who produce regional/operational intelligence and consume national intelligence.
What is an example of a domestic security service?
What agency does not have any law enforcement?
Where do they mostly work?
What do they do there?
What are they the only group allowed to do?
Can the leader have another group do it?
What special group can exert foreign political inluence?
Who is taking care of the day to day of the CIA?
Who manages the relations between the CIA and others?
What can they do to foreign politics?
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI
The CIA
CIA
mainly focused on overseas
mainly focused on overseas
ntelligence gathering
ntelligence gathering, with only limited domestic collection
to carry out and oversee covert action on behalf of the President
to carry out and oversee covert action on behalf of the President
Yes, if the President determines that another agency is better suited
the President determines that another agency is better suited
CIA
CIA
The Executive Director
The Executive Director
The Associate Director of military affairs
The Associate Director of military affairs
exert foreign political influence through its tactical divisions
exert foreign political influence through its tactical divisions