Office of Scientific Intelligence

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Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) also known as Scientific Intelligence Division was a department of the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1963, it was incorporated into the Directorate of Science & Technology. [1]

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Fictional uses of the name

The "Office of Scientific Intelligence" is the name for a fictional secret intelligence branch of the American government featured in the 1970s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman . The acronym OSI (Office of Secret Intelligence) is used in the cartoon The Venture Bros. The name is also used in The Puppet Masters . A variant name, the "Department of Scientific Intelligence" (DSI), aka "The Shop", is used in the Stephen King movies Firestarter , The Golden Years and The Lawnmower Man .

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  1. S. Carter (1963-08-05). "Organizational changes announcement" (PDF).