Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Agency overview
Formed	April 22, 2005
Jurisdiction	Federal Government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Employees	Approximately 1,500
Annual Budget	43. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D 5 Billion Dollars (US Intelligence Community Budget Figure)[1]
Agency Executives	John Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence   Donald Kerr, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Website
www.dni.gov

The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority, direction and control of the President who is responsible under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 for:

• Serving as the principal adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to the national security;
• Serving as the head of the sixteen-member Intelligence Community; and
• Overseeing and directing the National Intelligence Program. Hon John Michael "Mike" McConnell (born July 26, 1943) has served as the United States Director of National Intelligence since Donald MacLean Kerr Jr (born 1939 is the current Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA is an Act of Congress introduced by U The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The White House National Security Council ( NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering National The Homeland Security Council (HSC is an entity within the Executive Office of the President of the United States and was created by Homeland Security Presidential Directive The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence

Under 50 U.S.C. § 403-3a, it is desired that the either the Director or the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence be an active duty commissioned officer in the armed forces or have training or experience in military intelligence activities and requirements. Title 50 of the United States Code outlines the role of War and National Defense in the United States Code. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States No more than one officer can hold either positions during the same term. The statute does not specifically state what rank the commissioned officer will hold during his tenure in either position, but trend leans towards the officer holding the rank of a four-star general or admiral. In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star General officer rank Please see " Admiral " for other nations which use this rank In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the

Recent News

Donald M. Kerr was confirmed by the U. Donald MacLean Kerr Jr (born 1939 is the current Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. S. Senate to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on Thursday, October 4, 2007. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was sworn in on Tuesday, October 9, 2007. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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. The National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO) located in Chantilly S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all 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. Declan McCullagh is an American Journalist and columnist for CNET 's 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. ^[2]

Ross Feinstein, the Spokesman for the 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. The robot exclusion standard, also known as the Robots Exclusion Protocol or robots Another blog entry by McCullagh on September 7, states that the DNI site should, again, now be open to search engines. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

History

Prior to establishment of the DNI, the head of the Intelligence Community was the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI). The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence (DCI was established by U The DCI concurrently served as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all

Establishment of the DNI position was one of the recommendations in the report by the 9/11 Commission investigating the September 11 attacks. 9/11 Commission Report, formally named Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official report of the events leading up to 9/11 Commission ReportThe National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002 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. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Soon thereafter Senators Dianne Feinstein, Jay Rockefeller and Bob Graham introduced legislation to create a Director of National Intelligence, S. Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (ˈfаɪnˌstаɪn (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937) generally known as Jay Rockefeller, has served as a Democratic U Daniel Robert "Bob" Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American politician 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 House of Representatives, and 89-2 in the Senate. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA is an Act of Congress introduced by U The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on December 17, 2004. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 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. The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence 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. ^[5] 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 United States Department of Defense ( DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government The National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO) located in Chantilly The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ( NGA) is an agency of the United States Government with the primary mission of collection analysis and (The limited DNI role in leading the US Intelligence Community is discussed in the Intelligence Community article. The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence )

On February 17, 2005, President George W. Bush named U. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. S. Ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte to the post, pending confirmation by the Senate. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Hon John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti is an American The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives 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. The Office of United States Director of Central Intelligence (DCI was established by U Robert Michael Gates (born September 25 1943) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station ^[6] 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, John Negroponte was sworn in as Deputy Secretary of State, and John Michael McConnell became the 2nd Director of National Intelligence. Hon John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti is an American The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. Hon John Michael "Mike" McConnell (born July 26, 1943) has served as the United States Director of National Intelligence since

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) as an independent agency to assist the DNI. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA is an Act of Congress introduced by U Independent agencies of the United States government are those that exist outside of the departments of the Executive branch. The budget for the ODNI — and the Intelligence Community in general — are classified. The Director of National Intelligence ( DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority direction and control of the President The United States Intelligence Community (IC is a cooperative federation of 16 separate United States government agencies that work together to conduct intelligence The ODNI has about 1,500 employees. The Director of National Intelligence ( DNI) is the United States government official subject to the authority direction and control of the President The National Counterterrorism Center is a major organization within the ODNI. The National Counterterrorism Center ( NCTC) is a United States government organization responsible for national and international counterterrorism efforts

On March 23, 2007, DNI Mike 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. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hon John Michael "Mike" McConnell (born July 26, 1943) has served as the United States Director of National Intelligence since The chart below shows the ODNI's organization, as of May 2007.

Organizational chart as of February 2008

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

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. ^[7]

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. ^[8]

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. The National Intelligence Council (NIC is the center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking within the United States Intelligence Community (IC As of March 2007, there are six Assistant Deputy Directors for Analysis (ADDNI/A):^[9]

• 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^[10])
• ADDNI/A for Analytic Transformation and Technology (also the Chief Technology Officer^[11])
• ADDNI/A for Community Support. The President's Daily Brief ( PDB) sometimes incorrectly referred to as the President's Daily Briefing or the President's Daily Bulletin, is a top-secret ^[12]

Directors of National Intelligence

Principal Deputy Directors of National Intelligence

Directors of the Intelligence Staff

Deputy Directors of National Intelligence

References

See also

• JWICS
• Intellipedia
• Program Manager Information Sharing Environment
• The National Security Act of 1947
• IARPA
• National Intelligence Coordination Center
• US intelligence community A-Space

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