The National Clandestine Service (NCS) (known as the Directorate of Plans from 1951 to 1973 and as the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2005) is one of the Central Intelligence Agency's four main components.
Created in 2005, the NCS "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". The NCS' current Director is John D. Bennett.
Read more about National Clandestine Service: Creation of The National Clandestine Service, Organization, NCS Officers, Covert Action, Clandestine Collection of HUMINT, Clandestine Technical Collection, Overt HUMINT, Approval of Clandestine and Covert Operations, Controversy
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