The National Intelligence Medal of Achievement is an award that was presented to members of the United States Intelligence Community, both civilian and military, to recognize significant acts of service to the community as a whole.

The medal was presented to reward, "especially meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States" by personnel working in the Intelligence Community.

Service that was of a benefit to a single component of the Intelligence Community was more appropriately recognized by the Legion of Merit, the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit, or other comparable civilian departmental or agency awards.

In the center is attached a gold plated device that depicts a bald eagle on top of a shield with a solid chief and 13 vertical stripes.

Circumscribed around a central disc are the words NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE at the top and ACHIEVEMENT at the bottom.