The Washington Post reported in 2010 that there were 1,271 government organizations and 1,931 private companies in 10,000 locations in the United States that were working on counterterrorism, homeland security, and intelligence, and that the intelligence community as a whole includes 854,000 people holding top-secret clearances.
The Washington Post rapporterade år 2010 att det fanns 1 271 statliga organisationer och 1 931 privata företag på 10 000 platser i USA som arbetar med kontraterrorism, inrikessäkerhet och underrättelsetjänst, och att underrättelsegemenskapen som helhet omfattar 854 000 personer som har topphemliga befattningar.