Confederate Military Intelligence Agency

The Confederate Military Intelligence (CMI) was the central producer and manager of military intelligence for the Confederate Department of Defence, employing over # Confederate military and civilian employees galaxywide. The CMI was responsible for collecting intelligence for the entirety of the Confederate Defence Force. The CMI provided military intelligence to war-fighters, defence policy-makers and force planners within the Department of Defence, in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition. The CMI was established in 25 BBY as a result of increased pirate activity. The military intelligence department of Confederate Security, Department F, was split from ConSec and established as an independent agency.

Overview
CMI's Director was a three-star military officer who served as a principal advisor to the Minister of Defence and to the Supreme Commander on matters of military intelligence. CMI had major operational activities at the Naval Headquarters on Killian.

CMI possessed a diverse workforce skilled in the areas of military history and doctrine, economics, physics, chemistry, world history, political science, bio-sciences, computer sciences, and many other fields of expertise.

CMI responded to the needs of a variety of customers, from the President to the soldier in the field. Its work encompassed all aspects of military intelligence requirements – from highly complex missile trajectory data to biographical information on foreign military leaders.

Mission
The DIA's mission is to provide timely, objective, and cogent military intelligence to warfighters, defense planners, and defense and national security policymakers.[5]

The DIA is considered to be a member of the Intelligence Community. The director of the DIA is the main adviser to the United States Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on matters related to military intelligence. Under the support of the Military Intelligence Board, the DIA unifies the Defense Intelligence Community on major issues such as the number of deployed forces, assessments, policy, and resources. To help weapon systems planners and the domestic weapons industry, the DIA plays a major role in providing intelligence on foreign weapon systems.