DIA Sending Hundreds More Spies Overseas -- Washington Post
The Pentagon will send hundreds of additional spies overseas as part of an ambitious plan to assemble an espionage network that rivals the CIA in size, U.S. officials said.
The project is aimed at transforming the Defense Intelligence Agency, which has been dominated for the past decade by the demands of two wars, into a spy service focused on emerging threats and more closely aligned with the CIA and elite military commando units.
When the expansion is complete, the DIA is expected to have as many as 1,600 “collectors” in positions around the world, an unprecedented total for an agency whose presence abroad numbered in the triple digits in recent years.
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Pentagon builds military network to rival the CIA -- The Independent
Pentagon Plans New Spy Network As Big As CIA -- SKY News
Bulletin: DIA will rival CIA in espionage networks -- Examiner
What you need to know about the Pentagon's new spy service -- Mark Ambinder, The Week
My Comment: No budget cuts for this department.
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