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Office of the Director of National Intelligence|-|style= align="center" colspan="2"||-|
Established:||December 17, 2004, [2005|-|
Principal DDNI:||[Donald Kerr|-|
DDNI for Acquisition:||Alden V. Munson, Jr.|-|
DDNI for Collection:||[Mary Margaret Graham|-|
Budget:|| [Classified_information|-|
Employees:|| Approximately 1,500|}
The
Director of National Intelligence (
DNI) is the
United States Federal government of the United States official subject to the authority, direction and control of the
President of the United States who is responsible under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 for:
- Serving as the principal adviser to the President of the United States, the United States National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to the national security;
- Serving as the head of the sixteen-member United States Intelligence Community; and
- Overseeing and directing the Intelligence_Community#Intelligence_Community_programs.
Recent News
Donald Kerr was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on Thursday, October 4, 2007. He was sworn in on Tuesday,
October 9, 2007.
Kerr, of Virginia, was most recently the Director of the
National Reconnaissance Office, and he was previously the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at the U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Earlier in his career, he was the Assistant Director of the Justice Department's
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He received his Ph.D. from
Cornell University.
Declan McCullagh at News.com wrote on August 24, 2007 that the
DNI site apparently was configured to repel all search engines to index any page at DNI.gov. This effectively made the DNI web site invisible to all search engines and in turn, any search queries.
Ross Feinstein at DNI said that the cloaking was removed as of Monday, September 3, "We're not even sure how (the
robots.txt file) got there" -- but it was again somehow hidden on September 4. Another blog entry by McCullagh on September 7, states that the DNI site should, again, now be open to search engines.
100 Day/500 Day Plans
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released Intelligence Community 100 Day & 500 Day Plans for Integration & Collaboration. These plans include a series of initiatives designed to build the foundation for increased cooperation and reform of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
October 10, 2007 - 500 Day Plan
September 13, 2007 - 100 Day Plan Follow Up Report
September 13, 2007 - 100 Day Plan Follow Up Report Press Release
April 11, 2007 - 100 Day Plan
April 11, 2007 - 100 Day Plan Press Release
History
Prior to establishment of the DNI, the head of the
Intelligence Community was the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The DCI concurrently served as the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Establishment of the DNI position was one of the recommendations in the
9/11 Commission Report by the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States investigating the September 11, 2001 attacks. The report, which was released on
July 22,
2004, identified major intelligence failures that called into question how well the Intelligence Community protected US national and homeland security interests against attacks by foreign terrorists.
Soon thereafter Senators
Dianne Feinstein, Jay Rockefeller and
Bob Graham introduced legislation to create a Director of National Intelligence, S. 2645, introduced on June 19, 2002. Other, similar, legislation soon followed. After considerable debate on the scope of the DNI's powers and authorities, the United States Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 by votes of 336-75 in the United States House of Representatives, and 89-2 in the
United States Senate. President
George W. Bush signed the bill into law on December 17, 2004. Among other things, the law established the DNI position as the designated leader of the United States Intelligence Community and prohibited the DNI from serving as the CIA Director or the head of any other Intelligence Community element at the same time. In addition, the law required the CIA Director to "report" his agency's activities to the DNI.
Critics say compromises during the bill's crafting led to the establishment of a DNI whose powers are too weak to adequately lead, manage and improve the performance of the US Intelligence Community. In particular, the law left the
United States Department of Defense in charge of the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (The limited DNI role in leading the US Intelligence Community is discussed in the
United States Intelligence Community article.)
On February 17,
2005, President
George W. Bush named U.S.
Ambassador to
Iraq John Negroponte to the post, pending
United States Senate#Appointments. It was reported that President Bush's first choice for Director of National Intelligence was former
Director of Central Intelligence Robert M. Gates, who was serving as president of
Texas A&M University; however, Gates declined the offer.CNN.com (2005) Bush names Negroponte intelligence chief. Retrieved May 14, 2006. Negroponte was confirmed by a Senate vote of 98 to 2 in favor of his appointment on April 21, 2005, and was sworn in by President Bush on that day.
On February 13, 2007, Negroponte was sworn in as
Deputy Secretary of State, and
John Michael McConnell became the 2nd Director of National Intelligence.
Organization
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an independent agencies of the United States government to assist the DNI. The budget for the
ODNI — and the
Intelligence Community in general — are classified. The
ODNI has about 1,500 employees. The
National Counterterrorism Center is a major organization within the ODNI.
On
March 23,
2007, DNI John Michael McConnell announced organizational changes, which include:
- elevating acquisition to a new Deputy DNI position
- creating a new Deputy DNI for Policy, Plans, and Requirements (replacing the Deputy DNI for Requirements position)
- establishing an Executive Committee
- designating the Chief of Staff position as the new Director of the Intelligence Staff. The chart below shows the ODNI's organization, as of May 2007.
Director of the Intelligence Staff
The Office of the Director of the Intelligence Staff (DIS) is responsible for synchronizing and integrating efforts across the DNI staff and components. Offices that fall under the DIS include:
- Executive Secretary, Office of the Executive Secretariat
- Director, Office of Legislative Affairs
- Director, Office of Public Affairs
- Director, Office of Administration
- Director, Protocol Office
- Director, Watch Office
DDNI for Collection
The Office of the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection was established to coordinate collection throughout the Intelligence Community under the authorities of the DNI and ensure that the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) priorities are appropriately reflected in future planning and systems acquisition decisions.
The Office of the DDNI for Collection looks across the entire collection business enterprise to develop corporate understanding of needs, requirements, and capabilities to ensure that a holistic view is taken on current and future collection systems. The Deputy Director for Collection brings together key IC stakeholders to get senior level insight into issues.
The DDNI for Collection is supported by four Assistant Deputies:
- Assistant DDNI for Collection Strategies
- Assistant DDNI for Human Intelligence
- Assistant DDNI for Open Source
- Assistant DDNI for Technical Means
DDNI for Analysis
Primary authority for analytic activities rests with the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, who is also the Chairman of the National Intelligence Council. As of March 2007, there are six Assistant Deputy Directors for Analysis (ADDNI/A):{{Cite news| last=Pincus| first=Walter| title=An Admonition on Intelligence| work=The Washington Post| date=2007-02-26| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/25/AR2007022501099.html| accessdate=2007-03-24-->
- ADDNI/A for the National Intelligence Council (also Vice Chairman, NIC)
- ADDNI/A for the President's Daily Brief
- ADDNI/A for Analytic Mission Management
- ADDNI/A for Analytic Integrity and Standards (also the Analytic Ombudsman{{cite web
| last=Negroponte| first=John| authorlink=John Negroponte| title=Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Community Policy Memorandum Number 2006-200-2| date=2006-05-08| url=http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/icpm/2006-200-2.pdf| format=PDF| accessdate=2007-03-24-->)
- ADDNI/A for Analytic Transformation and Technology (also the Chief Technology Officer{{cite web
| title=ODNI Announces Senior Leadership Positions, ODNI News Release No. 5-05| url=http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20051031_release.htm| date=2005-10-31| accessdate=2007-03-24-->)
- ADDNI/A for Community Support.{{cite web
| last=Negroponte| first=John| authorlink=John Negroponte| title=Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Community Policy Memorandum Number 2005-200-1| date=2005-11-09| url=http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/icpm/2005-200-1.pdf| format=PDF| accessdate=2007-03-24-->
Directors of National Intelligence
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Term of Office!
President of the United States served under|-|
John Negroponte, [2005–February 13,
2007|-|[John Michael McConnell, [2007–Present]|}
Principal Deputy Directors of National Intelligence
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Term of Office!President of the United States served under|-|General (United States)
Michael Hayden, [2005–May 26,
2006|-|[Lieutenant General (United States) Ronald L. Burgess, Jr. (Acting)]|-|[Donald Kerr|}
Directors of the Intelligence Staff
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Term of Office!
President of the United States served under|-|
Lieutenant General (United States) [Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.|}
Deputy Directors of National Intelligence
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Office!Term of Office!
President of the United States served under|-|[Thomas Fingar|-|[Mary Margaret Graham|-|[David Shedd|-|[Alden Munson|}
References
See Also
External links
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- US Intelligence Community
- An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community
- The National Counterterrorism Center
- The National Counterintelligence Executive
- Program Manager for Information Sharing Environment
- Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Articles
- U.S. News & World Report: First line of Defense: Inside the Efforts to Remake U.S. Intelligence
- Fact Sheet: Real Progress in Reforming Intelligence
- The Washington Post - December 29, 2006: DNI Awards $2 Million in Hush-Hush Money
- The National Security Archive: From Director of Central Intelligence to Director of National Intelligence
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence|-|style= align="center" colspan="2"||-|
Established:||December 17,
2004, [2005|-|Principal DDNI:||[Donald Kerr|-|DDNI for Acquisition:||Alden V. Munson, Jr.|-|DDNI for Collection:||[Mary Margaret Graham|-|Budget:|| [Classified_information|-|
Employees:|| Approximately 1,500|}
The
Director of National Intelligence (
DNI) is the United States
Federal government of the United States official subject to the authority, direction and control of the President of the United States who is responsible under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 for:
Recent News
Donald Kerr was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on Thursday, October 4,
2007. He was sworn in on Tuesday, October 9,
2007.
Kerr, of Virginia, was most recently the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, and he was previously the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Earlier in his career, he was the Assistant Director of the Justice Department's
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University.
Declan McCullagh at News.com wrote on August 24, 2007 that the DNI site apparently was configured to repel all search engines to index any page at DNI.gov. This effectively made the DNI web site invisible to all search engines and in turn, any search queries.
Ross Feinstein at DNI said that the cloaking was removed as of Monday, September 3, "We're not even sure how (the
robots.txt file) got there" -- but it was again somehow hidden on September 4. Another blog entry by McCullagh on September 7, states that the DNI site should, again, now be open to search engines.
100 Day/500 Day Plans
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released Intelligence Community 100 Day & 500 Day Plans for Integration & Collaboration. These plans include a series of initiatives designed to build the foundation for increased cooperation and reform of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
October 10, 2007 - 500 Day Plan
September 13, 2007 - 100 Day Plan Follow Up Report
September 13, 2007 - 100 Day Plan Follow Up Report Press Release
April 11, 2007 - 100 Day Plan
April 11, 2007 - 100 Day Plan Press Release
History
Prior to establishment of the DNI, the head of the Intelligence Community was the
Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The DCI concurrently served as the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Establishment of the DNI position was one of the recommendations in the
9/11 Commission Report by the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States investigating the
September 11, 2001 attacks. The report, which was released on July 22, 2004, identified major intelligence failures that called into question how well the Intelligence Community protected US national and homeland security interests against attacks by foreign terrorists.
Soon thereafter Senators Dianne Feinstein, Jay Rockefeller and Bob Graham introduced legislation to create a Director of National Intelligence, S. 2645, introduced on June 19, 2002. Other, similar, legislation soon followed. After considerable debate on the scope of the DNI's powers and authorities, the
United States Congress passed the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 by votes of 336-75 in the
United States House of Representatives, and 89-2 in the United States Senate. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on December 17,
2004. Among other things, the law established the DNI position as the designated leader of the United States Intelligence Community and prohibited the DNI from serving as the CIA Director or the head of any other Intelligence Community element at the same time. In addition, the law required the CIA Director to "report" his agency's activities to the DNI.
Critics say compromises during the bill's crafting led to the establishment of a DNI whose powers are too weak to adequately lead, manage and improve the performance of the US Intelligence Community. In particular, the law left the
United States Department of Defense in charge of the
National Security Agency (NSA), the
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (The limited DNI role in leading the US Intelligence Community is discussed in the United States Intelligence Community article.)
On
February 17, 2005, President George W. Bush named U.S.
Ambassador to
Iraq John Negroponte to the post, pending United States Senate#Appointments. It was reported that President Bush's first choice for Director of National Intelligence was former Director of Central Intelligence
Robert M. Gates, who was serving as president of
Texas A&M University; however, Gates declined the offer.CNN.com (2005) Bush names Negroponte intelligence chief. Retrieved May 14, 2006. Negroponte was confirmed by a Senate vote of 98 to 2 in favor of his appointment on April 21, 2005, and was sworn in by President Bush on that day.
On February 13, 2007,
Negroponte was sworn in as
Deputy Secretary of State, and John Michael McConnell became the 2nd Director of National Intelligence.
Organization
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an
independent agencies of the United States government to assist the DNI. The budget for the
ODNI — and the Intelligence Community in general — are classified. The ODNI has about 1,500 employees. The National Counterterrorism Center is a major organization within the ODNI.
On
March 23,
2007, DNI John Michael McConnell announced organizational changes, which include:
- elevating acquisition to a new Deputy DNI position
- creating a new Deputy DNI for Policy, Plans, and Requirements (replacing the Deputy DNI for Requirements position)
- establishing an Executive Committee
- designating the Chief of Staff position as the new Director of the Intelligence Staff. The chart below shows the ODNI's organization, as of May 2007.
Director of the Intelligence Staff
The Office of the Director of the Intelligence Staff (DIS) is responsible for synchronizing and integrating efforts across the DNI staff and components. Offices that fall under the DIS include:
- Executive Secretary, Office of the Executive Secretariat
- Director, Office of Legislative Affairs
- Director, Office of Public Affairs
- Director, Office of Administration
- Director, Protocol Office
- Director, Watch Office
DDNI for Collection
The Office of the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection was established to coordinate collection throughout the Intelligence Community under the authorities of the DNI and ensure that the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) priorities are appropriately reflected in future planning and systems acquisition decisions.
The Office of the DDNI for Collection looks across the entire collection business enterprise to develop corporate understanding of needs, requirements, and capabilities to ensure that a holistic view is taken on current and future collection systems. The Deputy Director for Collection brings together key IC stakeholders to get senior level insight into issues.
The DDNI for Collection is supported by four Assistant Deputies:
- Assistant DDNI for Collection Strategies
- Assistant DDNI for Human Intelligence
- Assistant DDNI for Open Source
- Assistant DDNI for Technical Means
DDNI for Analysis
Primary authority for analytic activities rests with the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis, who is also the Chairman of the
National Intelligence Council. As of March 2007, there are six Assistant Deputy Directors for Analysis (ADDNI/A):{{Cite news| last=Pincus| first=Walter| title=An Admonition on Intelligence| work=The Washington Post| date=2007-02-26| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/25/AR2007022501099.html| accessdate=2007-03-24-->
- ADDNI/A for the National Intelligence Council (also Vice Chairman, NIC)
- ADDNI/A for the President's Daily Brief
- ADDNI/A for Analytic Mission Management
- ADDNI/A for Analytic Integrity and Standards (also the Analytic Ombudsman{{cite web
| last=Negroponte| first=John| authorlink=John Negroponte| title=Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Community Policy Memorandum Number 2006-200-2| date=2006-05-08| url=http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/icpm/2006-200-2.pdf| format=PDF| accessdate=2007-03-24-->)
- ADDNI/A for Analytic Transformation and Technology (also the Chief Technology Officer{{cite web
| title=ODNI Announces Senior Leadership Positions, ODNI News Release No. 5-05| url=http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20051031_release.htm| date=2005-10-31| accessdate=2007-03-24-->)
- ADDNI/A for Community Support.{{cite web
| last=Negroponte| first=John| authorlink=John Negroponte| title=Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Intelligence Community Policy Memorandum Number 2005-200-1| date=2005-11-09| url=http://www.fas.org/irp/dni/icpm/2005-200-1.pdf| format=PDF| accessdate=2007-03-24-->
Directors of National Intelligence
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Term of Office!
President of the United States served under|-|John Negroponte, [2005–
February 13, 2007|-|[John Michael McConnell, [2007–Present]|}
Principal Deputy Directors of National Intelligence
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Term of Office!
President of the United States served under|-|
General (United States) Michael Hayden, [2005–May 26,
2006|-|[Lieutenant General (United States) Ronald L. Burgess, Jr. (Acting)]|-|[Donald Kerr|}
Directors of the Intelligence Staff
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Term of Office!
President of the United States served under|-|
Lieutenant General (United States) [Ronald L. Burgess, Jr.|}
Deputy Directors of National Intelligence
{| class="wikitable"!Name!Office!Term of Office!
President of the United States served under|-|[Thomas Fingar|-|[Mary Margaret Graham|-|[David Shedd|-|[Alden Munson|}
References
See Also
External links
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- US Intelligence Community
- An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community
- The National Counterterrorism Center
- The National Counterintelligence Executive
- Program Manager for Information Sharing Environment
- Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Articles
- U.S. News & World Report: First line of Defense: Inside the Efforts to Remake U.S. Intelligence
- Fact Sheet: Real Progress in Reforming Intelligence
- The Washington Post - December 29, 2006: DNI Awards $2 Million in Hush-Hush Money
- The National Security Archive: From Director of Central Intelligence to Director of National Intelligence
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