CIA VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES
                                       
   
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  Our Vision
  
   
   
   
   
   To be the keystone of a US Intelligence Community that is pre-eminent
   in the world, known for both the high quality of our work and the
   excellence of our people.
   
   
   
   
   
  Our Mission
  
   
   
   
   
   We support the President, the National Security Council, and all who
   make and execute US national security policy by:
   
   
       
     * Providing accurate, evidence-based, comprehensive, and timely
       foreign intelligence related to national security; and
       
       
       
     * Conducting counterintelligence activities, special activities, and
       other functions related to foreign intelligence and national
       security as directed by the President.
       
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Our Core Beliefs and Values
  
   
   
   
   
   What we stand for:
   
   
   
     * Intelligence that adds substantial value to the management of
       crises, the conduct of war, and the development of policy.
       
       
       
     * Objectivity in the substance of intelligence, a deep commitment to
       the customer in its form and timing.
       
   
   
   How we do our work:
   
   
   
     * Personal and organizational integrity
       
       
       
     * Teamwork throughout the Agency and the Intelligence Community
       
       
       
     * Total participation of an excellent and diverse work force
       
       
       
     * Innovating and taking risks to get the job done
       
       
       
     * Adapting to both a changing world environment and evolving
       customer needs
       
       
       
     * Accepting accountability for our actions
       
       
       
     * Continuous improvement in all that we do
       
   
   
   
   
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