Geee Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Fox News: The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that it is carving out a brand new spy agency expected to include several hundred officers focused on intelligence gathering around the world. At a time of budget cutbacks, particularly in the military, it's unclear how the Defense Department has been able to move around the money to afford a new agency. The Pentagon wouldn't get into specifics saying only that the so-called "Defense Clandestine Service" wouldn't involve "significant new resource requirements." The service would be an offshoot of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Officers drawn from that agency would be sent to beef up U.S. intelligence teams in areas that are now receiving more attention. They include Africa, where Al Qaeda is increasingly active, as well as parts of Asia, where the North Korean missile threat and Chinese military expansion are causing increasing U.S. concern. Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby called the new agency "complimentary, not in competition with" existing agencies -- such as the CIA. One unnamed official earlier told The Washington Post that the new service "does not involve new manpower" or "new authorities." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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