Director of National Intelligence - Wikipedia Director of National Intelligence From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search United States government official Not to be confused with Director of Central Intelligence. Director of National Intelligence Seal of the Director of National Intelligence Incumbent Avril Haines since January 21, 2021 United States Intelligence Community Member of Cabinet National Security Council (NSC) Reports to President of the United States Seat Washington, D.C. Appointer President of the United States with Senate advice and consent Constituting instrument 50 U.S.C. § 3023 Precursor Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) Formation April 22, 2005 First holder John Negroponte Deputy Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (P/DDNI) Website www.odni.gov The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a United States Government Cabinet-level official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to: serve as head of the eighteen-member United States Intelligence Community direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (NIP) serve as an advisor, upon invitation, to the president of the United States and his executive offices of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council about intelligence matters related to national security The officeholder produces the President's Daily Brief (PDB), a top-secret document including intelligence from all the various agencies, given each morning to the president of the United States.[1] The PDB is seen by the president and other authorized individuals. On July 30, 2008, President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13470,[2] amending Executive Order 12333 to strengthen the DNI's role.[3] Further, by Presidential Policy Directive 19 signed by Barack Obama in October 2012, the DNI was given overall responsibility for Intelligence Community whistleblowing and source protection. Under 50 U.S.C. § 403-3a, "under ordinary circumstances, it is desirable" that 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. Only one of the two positions can be held by a military officer at any given time. The statute does not specify what rank the commissioned officer will hold during his or her tenure in either position. The DNI, who is appointed by the president and is subject to confirmation by the Senate, serves at the pleasure of the president. The current DNI is Avril Haines, who took office on January 21, 2021. On November 23, 2020, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Avril Haines to assume the office in January 2021.[4] Haines was confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 2021, making her the first woman to hold the position,[5] and was sworn in on January 21 by Vice President Kamala Harris. Contents 1 History 1.1 Founding 1.2 Appointments 2 Office of the Director of National Intelligence 2.1 Organization 3 Directors 4 Line of succession 5 Subordinates 5.1 Principal deputy directors of national intelligence 5.2 Chief Operating Officer 5.3 Director of the Intelligence Staff/Chief Management Officer 5.4 Intelligence Community Inspector General 5.5 Deputy directors of national intelligence 5.6 Assistant directors of national intelligence 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History[edit] Founding[edit] Before the DNI was formally established, the head of the Intelligence Community was the director of central intelligence (DCI), who concurrently served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The 9/11 Commission recommended establishing the DNI position in its 9/11 Commission Report, not released until July 22, 2004, as it had identified major intelligence failures that called into question how well the intelligence community was able to protect U.S. interests against foreign terrorist attacks. Senators Dianne Feinstein, Jay Rockefeller and Bob Graham introduced S. 2645 on June 19, 2002, to create the director of national intelligence position. 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. 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 U.S. intelligence community.[6] 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 (NGA).[7] Appointments[edit] The first Director of National Intelligence was U.S. Ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte who was appointed on February 17, 2005, by President George W. Bush, subject to confirmation by the Senate. It was reported that President Bush's first choice for DNI was former Director of Central Intelligence Robert M. Gates, who was serving as president of Texas A&M University, but who declined the offer.[8] Negroponte was confirmed by a Senate vote of 98 to 2 in favor of his appointment on April 21, 2005, and he was sworn in by President Bush on that day. On February 13, 2007, Mike McConnell became the second Director of National Intelligence, after Negroponte was appointed Deputy Secretary of State. Donald M. Kerr was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence on October 4, 2007, and sworn in on October 9, 2007. Kerr, from Virginia, was most recently the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and previously the deputy director for science and technology at the CIA. Earlier in his career, he was Assistant Director of the Justice Department's FBI. Declan McCullagh at News.com wrote on August 24, 2007, that the DNI site was configured to repel all search engines to index any page at DNI.gov. This effectively made the DNI website invisible to all search engines and in turn, any search queries.[9] Ross Feinstein, Spokesman for the DNI, said that the cloaking was removed as of September 3, 2007. "We're not even sure how (the robots.txt file]) got there" – but it was again somehow hidden the next day. Another blog entry by McCullagh on September 7, states that the DNI site should now be open to search engines.[10] This explanation is plausible because some software used for web development has been known to cause servers to automatically generate and re-generate robots.txt, and this behavior can be difficult to turn off. Therefore, if the web developers working for the DNI had tried to solve the issue by simply removing robots.txt, it would have looked like it worked at first, but then fail once the server had undergone a self-check for the robots.txt file.[11] robots.txt has been configured to allow access to all directories for any agent. In September 2007, the Office of the DNI 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.[12] On July 20, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated retired Lt. (three-star) Gen. James R. Clapper for the position. Clapper was confirmed by the Senate on August 5, and replaced acting Director David C. Gompert. The prior DNI was retired Navy four-star admiral Dennis C. Blair, whose resignation became effective May 28, 2010.[13] Office of the Director of National Intelligence[edit] 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 ODNI's goal is to effectively integrate foreign, military and domestic intelligence in defense of the homeland and of United States interests abroad.[14] The ODNI has about 1,750 employees.[15] 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 The ODNI continued to evolve under succeeding directors, culminating in a new organization focused on intelligence integration across the community. The ODNI has six centers and 15 Offices that, together with the centers, support the Director of National Intelligence as the head of the Intelligence Community (IC) in overseeing and directing implementation of the NIP and acting as the principal advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to national security.[citation needed] Organization[edit] The ODNI leadership includes the director, principal deputy director and chief operating officer.[16] In addition, the Director of Defense Intelligence reports to the DNI. There are two directorates, each led by a deputy director of national intelligence:[16][17] Mission Integration Directorate National Intelligence Council President's Daily Brief Policy & Capabilities Directorate Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity There are three mission centers, each led by a director of that center:[16][17] National Counterproliferation Center National Counterterrorism Center National Counterintelligence and Security Center There are also four oversight offices:[16][17] Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General Office of General Counsel Directors[edit] No. Director Term of office Days in office (yrs, dys) Rank by length of term President(s) served under Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence 1 John Negroponte April 21, 2005 – February 13, 2007 663 days (1 year, 298 days) 4 George W. Bush 2 Mike McConnell February 13, 2007 – January 27, 2009 714 days (1 year, 349 days) 3 3 Dennis C. Blair January 29, 2009 – May 28, 2010 484 days (1 year, 119 days) 5 Barack Obama – David Gompert Acting May 28, 2010 – August 5, 2010 — — 4 James Clapper August 5, 2010 – January 20, 2017 2,360 days (6 years, 168 days) 1 – Mike Dempsey Acting January 20, 2017 – March 16, 2017 — — Donald Trump 5 Dan Coats March 16, 2017 – August 15, 2019 882 days (2 years, 152 days) 2 – Joseph Maguire Acting August 16, 2019 – February 20, 2020 — — – Richard Grenell Acting February 20, 2020 – May 26, 2020 — — 6 John Ratcliffe May 26, 2020 – January 20, 2021 239 days (239 days) 6 – Lora Shiao Acting January 20, 2021 – January 21, 2021 — — Joe Biden 7 Avril Haines January 21, 2021 – Present 8 days 7   Denotes an Acting Director of National Intelligence Line of succession[edit] The line of succession for the Director of National Intelligence is as follows:[18] Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Subordinates[edit] Principal deputy directors of national intelligence[edit] Name Term of office President(s) served under Michael Hayden April 21, 2005 – May 26, 2006 George W. Bush Ronald L. Burgess Jr. Acting June 2006 – October 2007 Donald Kerr October 2007 – January 2009 Ronald L. Burgess Jr. Acting January 2009 – February 2009 Barack Obama David C. Gompert November 10, 2009 – August 2010 Stephanie O'Sullivan February 18, 2011 – January 20, 2017 Susan M. Gordon August 7, 2017 – August 15, 2019 Donald Trump Andrew P. HallmanA Acting October 30, 2019 – February 21, 2020 Neil WileyA May 13, 2020 – Present A.^ Hallman's and Wiley's position is Principal Executive, which does not require Senate confirmation. The duties are the same as those of a principal deputy director.[19] Chief Operating Officer[edit] Name Term of office President(s) served under Deirdre Walsh February 2018 – May 2020 Donald Trump Lora Shiao October 2020 – present Donald Trump, Joe Biden Director of the Intelligence Staff/Chief Management Officer[edit] Name Term of office President(s) served under Ronald L. Burgess Jr. May 2007 – February 2009 George W. Bush, Barack Obama John Kimmons February 2009 – October 2010 Barack Obama Mark Ewing November 2010 – n/a Barack Obama, Donald Trump Intelligence Community Inspector General[edit] Name Term of office President(s) served under Charles McCullough October 7, 2010 – March 2017[20] Barack Obama, Donald Trump Michael Atkinson May 17, 2018 – Present Donald Trump Deputy directors of national intelligence[edit] Name Office Term of office President(s) served under Beth Sanner Mission Integration May 2019[21] – Present Donald Trump Kevin Meiners[22] Enterprise Capacity n/a – Present Donald Trump Karen Gibson National Security Partnerships April 2019[23] – Present Donald Trump Corin Stone[24] Strategy & Engagement n/a – Present Donald Trump Assistant directors of national intelligence[edit] Name Office Term of office President(s) served under Deborah Kircher ADNI for Human Capital October 2011[25] – Present Barack Obama, Donald Trump John Sherman Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer September 2017[26] – June 2020[27] Donald Trump Trey Treadwell[28] Chief Financial Officer n/a – Present Donald Trump Catherine Johnston ADNI for Systems and Resource Analyses May 2018[29] – Present Donald Trump Roy Pettis[30] ADNI for Acquisition, Procurement and Facilities n/a – Present Donald Trump James Smith[31] ADNI for Policy and Strategy (Acting) n/a – Present Donald Trump See also[edit] Title 32 of the CFR Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Information Sharing Environment Intellipedia Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) National Intelligence Coordination Center            The National Security Act of 1947 Open source intelligence United States Joint Intelligence Community Council US intelligence community A-Space References[edit] ^ "CIA to Cede President's Brief to Negroponte", February 19, 2005, The Washington Post ^ "Executive Order 13470". Federal Register. National Archives and Records Administration. July 30, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2016. ^ "Bush Orders Intelligence Overhaul". The New York Times. Associated Press. July 31, 2008. ^ Jones, Dustin (November 23, 2020). "Avril Haines Nominated As First Female Director Of National Intelligence". NPR. Retrieved November 24, 2020. ^ Jones, Dustin (January 20, 2021). "Senate confirms Avril Haines as director of National Intelligence". Fox news. Retrieved January 20, 2021. ^ Kaplan, Fred (7 December 2004). "You Call That a Reform Bill?". Slate. ^ The limited DNI role in leading the U.S. intelligence community is discussed on the intelligence community page. ^ "Robert M. Gates profile". The Washington Post. November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 22, 2016. ^ McCullagh, Declan (2007-08-24). "Feds use robots.txt files to stay invisible online. Lame". CNET. Retrieved 2014-02-14. ^ McCullagh, Declan (2007-09-07). "National Intelligence Web site no longer invisible to search engines". CNET. Retrieved 2014-02-14. ^ "Auto generated robots.txt file in WordPress". Codegrad. February 10, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-12. ^ "Director of National Intelligence Moves Forward with Intelligence Reform" (PDF). ODNI News Release No. 20-07. DNI.gov. September 13, 2007. ^ Miller, Greg (May 21, 2010). "Dennis C. Blair to resign as Director of National Intelligence". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2010. ^ "Public Affairs Office, ODNI". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ODNI. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013. ^ Clark, Charles (September 2012). "Lifting the Lid". Government Executive. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013. ^ a b c d "Leadership". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved 2019-09-27. ^ a b c "Organization". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved 2020-01-21. ^ "Designation of Officers of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence To Act as Director of National Intelligence". Federal Register. 78 FR 59159. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2016-10-30. ^ "Andrew Hallman Joins the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as Principal Executive". dni.gov. October 31, 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2020. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (February 12, 2018). "U.S. Intelligence Shuts Down Damning Report on Whistleblower Retaliation" – via www.thedailybeast.com. ^ "Deputy DNI for Mission Integration". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "Deputy DNI, Enterprise Capacity". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "Karen Gibson Named Deputy Director of National Intelligence". Executive Gov. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "Deputy DNI, Strategy & Engagement". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "Assistant DNI, Chief Human Capital Office". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "Chief Information Officer". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "IC CIO Announces Departure" (Press release). Office of the Director of National Intelligence. April 20, 2020. John Sherman, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Intelligence Community (IC), today announced that he will depart the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in June to serve as the Principal Deputy CIO for the U.S. Department of Defense. ^ "Leadership". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "Assistant DNI, Systems & Resource Analyses". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "NRO Honored at Intelligence Community Acquisition, Facilities, and Log". National Reconnaissance Office. Retrieved 2019-08-09. ^ "Assistant DNI, Policy & Strategy". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-09. 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