Directorate of Operations (CIA)
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1951 (as Directorate of Plans) |
| Motto | Veritatem Cognoscere (English: "To Know the Truth") |
| Employees | Classified |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent department | Central Intelligence Agency |
| Website | https://www.cia.gov/about/organization/#directorate-of-operations |
The Directorate of Operations (DO), less formally called the Clandestine Service, is a component of the US Central Intelligence Agency. It was known as the Directorate of Plans from 1951 to 1973; as the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2004; and as the National Clandestine Service (NCS) from 2004 to 2015.
The DO "serves as the clandestine arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the national authority for the coordination, de-confliction, and evaluation of clandestine operations across the Intelligence Community of the United States".