Counterintelligence Mission Center
Counterintelligence Mission Center is the component of the Central Intelligence Agency with primary responsibility for counter-intelligence operations. From 1953 to 1988 it was known as the Counterintelligence Staff and operated within the Directorate of Plans; in 1988 it was succeeded by the Counterintelligence Center. The Counterintelligence Center was transformed into the Counterintelligence Mission Center in 2015.
Heads of CIA Counterintelligence include James Jesus Angleton, George Kalaris, B Hugh Tovar, David Blee and Gardner Hathaway.
