In addition to supporting the policies and initiatives of the State Department, the INR contributes to the President's Daily Briefings (PDB), ensures U.S. intelligence operations meet the nation's foreign policy interests, and serves as the federal government's primary source of foreign public opinion research and analysis. It reviews and publishes close to two million reports and produces about 3,500 intelligence assessments annually. The Bureau is strictly analytical and does not engage in counterintelligence or espionage.