Executive Order 12333 and National Security Council Intelligence Directive 6 direct the NSA to collect, process, analyze, produce, and disseminate signals intelligence for foreign-intelligence and counterintelligence purposes.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via official government sources including the DNI archive text of EO 12333 and DoD Directive 5100.20 referencing NSCID 6; wording closely matches primary documents. [tier=silver indep_score=0.539 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- National Security Agency/Central Security Service > Signals ... (seed:military_and_intelligence)
- https://archive.dni.gov/files/NCSC/documents/Regulations/EO_12333.pdf (corroboration)
- https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/rcs/schedules/departments/department-of-defense/defense-agencies/rg-0457/n1-457-89-010_sf115.pdf (corroboration)
- https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA271966.pdf (corroboration)