Discussion Questions: How would you categorize the 18 various agencies and offic

Discussion Questions: How would you categorize the 18 various agencies and offices that make up the U.S. Intelligence Community? In other words, are their groupings you can place some agencies into together based on purpose or typology. Name four members of the U.S. Intelligence Community that you think are the most important players in supporting the Homeland Security Enterprise with intelligence. Do you think it is really necessary that the U.S has 18 intelligence agencies?
Please cite in Chicago Style 17th edition. I have also attached photos of my classmates response to this question to assist you. Thank you
I have also attached the pdfs/ url for the in class references to help answer this question
http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/why-a-dni-why-an-odni
https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo/eo-12333-2008.pdf (Read parts 1.4 The Intelligence Community through 2-13 Limitation on Covert Action, pages 6-14)
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10470
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10525
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