The Naval Intelligence Activity (NIA) is an Echelon II shore activity and Budget Submitting Office (BSO) of the United States Navy.

NIA was founded on 1 October 2014[2] in order to consolidate oversight and management of activities conducted by Naval Intelligence across the globe.

The mission of NIA is to direct, oversee, and manage the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of maritime intelligence in support of Department of the Navy (DON), Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and national decision makers.

[4] Fundamental to its oversight and management functions, NIA ensures that resources are properly allocated and effectively used in the acquisition, procurement, and sustainment of intelligence systems.

NIA also executes the authorities of the Director of Naval Intelligence outlined in Title 10 and Title 50 of the United States Code and Executive Order 12333 that the DNI delegates for that purpose.