Director of National Intelligence

US Cabinet-level government official

Not to be confused with Director of Central Intelligence or Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Director of National Intelligence

Seal of the director

Flag of the director

Incumbent
Tulsi Gabbard

since February 12, 2025

Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Style| Madam Director
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
Member of| Cabinet
National Security Council
Homeland Security Council
Reports to| President of the United States
Seat| Washington, D.C.
Appointer| The president
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument| 50 U.S.C. § 3023
Precursor| Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
Formation| December 17, 2004
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 cabinet-level United States government intelligence and security official. The position is required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) and to direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (NIP). All 18 IC agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), report directly to the DNI. Other federal agencies with intelligence capabilities also report to the DNI, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The DNI also serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council on all intelligence matters. The DNI, supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), produces the President's Daily Brief, a classified document including intelligence from all IC agencies, handed each morning to the president of the United States.[1] The DNI, who is appointed by the president of the United States and is subject to confirmation by the United States Senate, serves at the pleasure of the president.

President George W. Bush strengthened the role of the DNI on July 30, 2008, with Executive Order 13470,[2] which, among other things, solidified the DNI's legal authority to direct intelligence gathering and analysis, and to set policy for intelligence sharing with foreign agencies and for the hiring and firing of senior intelligence officials.[3] The DNI was given further responsibility for the entire IC's whistleblowing and source protection by President Barack Obama via Presidential Policy Directive 19 on October 10, 2012.

The position was elevated to a cabinet-level role during the first presidency of Donald Trump and retained this status under President Joe Biden. Currently, the DNI attends all cabinet meetings and liaises with the executive office of the president and other Cabinet secretaries in the execution of their duties. Donald Trump nominated Tulsi Gabbard to the position in 2025 and she was subsequently confirmed by the US Senate.[4][5]

## History

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### Founding

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Before the DNI was formally established, the head of the United States 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 position of Director of National Intelligence. 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 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 their 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 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).

Under 50 U.S.C. § 3026, "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 their tenure in either position.

### Appointments

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The first director of national intelligence was former U.S. ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte who was appointed on February 17, 2005, by President George W. Bush, subject to confirmation by the U.S. 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.[7] Negroponte was confirmed by a Senate vote of 98–2 on April 21, 2005, and he was sworn in by President Bush the same 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 previously the director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the deputy director for science and technology at the CIA before that. Earlier in his career, he was an assistant director at the FBI, in charge of their Laboratory Division from 1997 to 2001.

On January 29, 2009, retired Navy admiral Dennis C. Blair became the third DNI on after being nominated by newly inaugurated President Barack Obama.[8] President Obama dismissed Blair whose resignation became effective May 28, 2010.[9]

On July 20, 2010, President Barack Obama nominated retired Air Force lieutenant general James Clapper as the fourth DNI. Clapper was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, and replaced acting director David C. Gompert.

The fifth DNI, Dan Coats, the sixth DNI, John Ratcliffe, and acting DNIs Joseph Maguire, Richard Grenell and Lora Shiao, all served between March 16, 2017, and January 21, 2021, during the first administration of President Donald Trump.

The seventh DNI is Avril Haines, who took office on January 21, 2021. The first woman to hold the office, she was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden on November 23, 2020[10] and confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 2021.[11] She resigned January 20, 2025 at the conclusion of Joe Biden's term in office.

On November 13, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Army Reserve lieutenant colonel Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence upon returning to the presidency in January 2025. Gabbard was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 12, 2025, replacing acting director Lora Shiao. With this appointment, she became the first female military combat veteran to serve as DNI and first Pacific Islander American and first Hindu American in this position as well as to hold a Cabinet-level position.[12][13]

### Website issues

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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.[14] 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. On September 7, McCullagh reported that the DNI appeared to be open to web searches again.[15]

### Reform initiatives

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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.[16]

## Office of the Director of National Intelligence

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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.[17] The ODNI has about 1,750 employees.[18] Its headquarters are in McLean, Virginia.

On March 23, 2007, DNI Mike McConnell announced organizational changes, which included:

* 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 an organization focused on intelligence integration across the community.[citation needed]

### Organization

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The ODNI leadership includes the director, principal deputy director and chief operating officer.[19] In addition, the Director of Defense Intelligence reports to the DNI.

There are two directorates, each led by a deputy director of National Intelligence:[19][20]

* Mission Integration Directorate
* National Intelligence Council
* President's Daily Brief
* Policy & Capabilities Directorate
* Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

There are five mission centers, each led by a director of that center:[19][20]

* National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center
* National Counterterrorism Center
* National Counterintelligence and Security Center
* Foreign Malign Influence Center
* Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center

There are also four oversight offices:[19][20]

* Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy and Transparency (CLPT), led by the Civil Liberties Protection Officer (CLPO)[21]
* Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity
* Office of the Intelligence Community Inspector General
* Office of General Counsel

#### Organization seals

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* NCBC

* FMIC

* NCTC

* NCSC

* ICIG

* CTIIC

### United States Intelligence Community

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Main article: United States Intelligence Community

United States Intelligence Community  Name  | Parent Organization

|

FBI Intelligence Branch (IB)  | Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  | Independent agency
National Security Agency (NSA)  | Department of Defense
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)  | Department of Defense
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)  | Department of Defense
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)  | Department of Defense
National Space Intelligence Center | Space Force
National Air and Space Intelligence Center | Air Force
Military Intelligence Corps | Army
Office of Naval Intelligence | Navy
Coast Guard Intelligence | Coast Guard
Marine Corps Intelligence | Marine Corps
Office of National Security Intelligence | Drug Enforcement Administration
Office of Intelligence and Analysis | Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Intelligence and Research | Department of State
Office of Intelligence and Analysis | Department of the Treasury
Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence | Department of Energy

## Directors

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Position succeeded the Director of Central Intelligence.

Denotes acting capacity.

No.  | Image  | Name  | Start  | End  | Duration  | President(s)

|
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|
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1  |  | John Negroponte | April 21, 2005 | February 13, 2007 | 1 year, 298 days  |  | George W. Bush
(2001–2009)
2  |  | Mike McConnell | February 13, 2007 | January 27, 2009 | 1 year, 349 days
–  |  | Ronald Burgess
Acting | January 27, 2009 | January 29, 2009 | 2 days  |  | Barack Obama
(2009–2017)
3  |  | Dennis Blair | January 29, 2009 | May 28, 2010 | 1 year, 119 days
–  |  | David Gompert
Acting | May 28, 2010 | August 5, 2010 | 69 days
4  |  | James Clapper | August 5, 2010 | January 20, 2017 | 6 years, 168 days
–  |  | Mike Dempsey
Acting | January 20, 2017 | March 16, 2017 | 55 days  |  | Donald Trump
(2017–2021)
5  |  | Dan Coats | March 16, 2017 | August 15, 2019 | 2 years, 152 days
–  |  | Joseph Maguire
Acting | August 15, 2019 | February 20, 2020 | 189 days
–  |  | Richard Grenell
Acting | February 20, 2020 | May 26, 2020 | 96 days
6  |  | John Ratcliffe | May 26, 2020 | January 20, 2021 | 239 days
–  |  | Lora Shiao
Acting | January 20, 2021 | January 21, 2021 | 1 day  |  | Joe Biden
(2021–2025)
7  |  | Avril Haines | January 21, 2021 | January 20, 2025 | 3 years, 365 days
–  |  | Stacey Dixon
Acting | January 20, 2025 | January 25, 2025 | 5 days  |  | Donald Trump
(2025–present)
–  |  | Lora Shiao
Acting | January 25, 2025 | February 12, 2025 | 18 days
8  |  | Tulsi Gabbard | February 12, 2025 | Incumbent  | 170 days

## Line of succession

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The line of succession for the director of national intelligence is as follows:[22]

1. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
2. Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration
3. Director of the National Counterterrorism Center
4. Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center
5. Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

## Subordinates

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### Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence

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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 5, 2007
Donald Kerr | October 5, 2007 – January 20, 2009
Ronald L. Burgess Jr.
Acting  | January 20, 2009 – February 2009  | Barack Obama
David C. Gompert | November 10, 2009 – February 11, 2011
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
Kash Patel | February 21, 2020 – May 13, 2020
Neil Wileya | May 13, 2020 – February 2021  | Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Stacey Dixon | August 4, 2021 – January 25, 2025[23] | Joe Biden, Donald Trump
Aaron Lukas | July 24, 2025 - [24] | Donald Trump

a.^ Hallman's and Wiley's position was Principal Executive, which did not require Senate confirmation. The duties were the same as those of a principal deputy director.[25]

### Chief Operating Officer

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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

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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[citation needed] | November 2010 – n/a | Barack Obama, Donald Trump

### Inspector General of the Intelligence Community

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Name  | Term of office  | President(s) served under

|
|

Charles McCullough  | October 7, 2010 – March 2017[26] | Barack Obama, Donald Trump
Michael Atkinson | May 17, 2018 – May 3, 2020[27][28][29] | Donald Trump
Thomas Monheim | April 3, 2020[30][31]a – January 3, 2025  | Donald Trump, Joe Biden

a.^ Monheim became Acting IG upon Atkinson's being put on administrative leave on April 3. He remained Acting IG upon and after Atkinson's official removal on May 3.[31]

### Deputy directors of national intelligence

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Name  | Office  | Term of office  | President(s) served under

|
|
|

William P. Ruger | Mission Integration  | April 2025[32] – present  | Donald Trump
Beth Sanner | Mission Integration  | May 2019[33] – March 2021  | Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Kevin Meiners[34] | Enterprise Capacity  | n/a – present  | Donald Trump
Karen Gibson  | National Security Partnerships  | April 2019[35] – 2020  | Donald Trump
Corin Stone[36] | Strategy & Engagement  | n/a – present  | Donald Trump

### Assistant directors of national intelligence

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Name  | Office  | Term of Office  | President(s) served under

|
|
|

Dr. Ronald Sanders  | ADNI for Human Capital  | June 2005 - March 2010  | George W. Bush, Barack Obama
Deborah Kircher  | ADNI for Human Capital  | October 2011[37] – present  | Barack Obama, Donald Trump
John Sherman  | Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer | September 2017[38] – June 2020[39] | Donald Trump
Trey Treadwell[40] | Chief Financial Officer  | n/a – present  | Donald Trump
Catherine Johnston  | ADNI for Systems and Resource Analyses  | May 2018[41] – present  | Donald Trump
Roy Pettis[42] | ADNI for Acquisition, Procurement and Facilities  | n/a – present  | Donald Trump
James Smith[43] | ADNI for Policy and Strategy (Acting)  | n/a – present  | Donald Trump

## See also

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* Information Sharing Environment
* Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
* Intellipedia
* Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS)
* National Intelligence Coordination Center
* The National Security Act of 1947
* Open source intelligence
* Title 32 of the CFR
* United States Joint Intelligence Community Council
* US intelligence community A-Space
* Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)

## References

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1. ^ "CIA to Cede President's Brief to Negroponte", February 19, 2005, The Washington Post
2. ^ "Executive Order 13470". Federal Register. National Archives and Records Administration. July 30, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
3. ^ Strohm, Chris (August 1, 2008). "Bush Orders Intelligence Overhaul". CongressDaily. Retrieved November 22, 2016 – via republished by Nuclear Threat Initiative at NTI.org.
4. ^ Peterson, Beatrice. "Senate committee advances Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to be intel chief". ABC News. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
5. ^ Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as US director of national intelligence. Retrieved February 12, 2025 – via apnews.com.
6. ^ Kaplan, Fred (December 7, 2004). "You Call That a Reform Bill?". Slate.
7. ^ "Robert M. Gates profile". The Washington Post. November 8, 2006. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
8. ^ ODNI, Biography Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, January 30, 2009
9. ^ Miller, Greg (May 21, 2010). "Dennis C. Blair to resign as Director of National Intelligence". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
10. ^ Jones, Dustin (November 23, 2020). "Avril Haines Nominated As First Female Director Of National Intelligence". NPR. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
11. ^ Jones, Dustin (January 20, 2021). "Senate confirms Avril Haines as director of National Intelligence". Fox news. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
12. ^ Nagari, Akhilesh (November 14, 2024). "Who is Tulsi Gabbard, first US Hindu lawmaker named as Trump's spy chief?". India Today. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
13. ^ Kinnard, Meg; Klepper, David (November 13, 2024). "What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence". Associated Press. Retrieved December 10, 2024. "acts as the president's top intelligence adviser"
14. ^ McCullagh, Declan (August 24, 2007). "Feds use robots.txt files to stay invisible online. Lame". CNET. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
15. ^ McCullagh, Declan (September 7, 2007). "National Intelligence Web site no longer invisible to search engines". CNET. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
16. ^ "Director of National Intelligence Moves Forward with Intelligence Reform" (PDF). ODNI News Release No. 20-07. DNI.gov. September 13, 2007.
17. ^ "Public Affairs Office, ODNI". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ODNI. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
18. ^ Clark, Charles (September 2012). "Lifting the Lid". Government Executive. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
19. ^ a b c d "Leadership". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
20. ^ a b c "Organization". Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
21. ^ 50 U.S.C. § 3029 as added by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
22. ^ "Designation of Officers of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence To Act as Director of National Intelligence". Federal Register. 78 FR 59159. September 25, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
23. ^ Collins, Carol (August 4, 2021). "Stacey Dixon Confirmed as ODNI Principal Deputy Director; Avril Haines Quoted". Executive Gov. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
24. ^ "Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, vice Stacey A. Dixon". United States Congress. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
25. ^ "Andrew Hallman Joins the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as Principal Executive". dni.gov. October 31, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
26. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (February 12, 2018). "U.S. Intelligence Shuts Down Damning Report on Whistleblower Retaliation". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.
27. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Savage, Charlie; Fandos, Nicholas (April 3, 2020). "Trump to Fire Intelligence Watchdog Who Had Key Role in Ukraine Complaint". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
28. ^ "Trump Defends Firing 'Terrible' Intel Community Watchdog as Republicans Question Sacking". Politico. April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
29. ^ Kelly, Amita; Neuman, Scott (May 24, 2021). "Fired Intel Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson Pushes Back On His Dismissal". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
30. ^ "Office of the DNI on Twitter". Archived from the original on April 4, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
31. ^ a b "Trump Fires Intel IG, Taps White House Confidant for Pandemic Oversight Role". Government Executive. April 4, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
32. ^ "Deputy DNI for Mission Integration". www.dni.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
33. ^ "Deputy DNI for Mission Integration". www.dni.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
34. ^ "Deputy DNI, Enterprise Capacity". www.dni.gov. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
35. ^ "Karen Gibson Named Deputy Director of National Intelligence". Executive Gov. April 23, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
36. ^ "Deputy DNI, Strategy & Engagement". www.dni.gov. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
37. ^ "Assistant DNI, Chief Human Capital Office". www.dni.gov. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
38. ^ "Chief Information Officer". www.dni.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
39. ^ "IC CIO Announces Departure" (Press release). Office of the Director of National Intelligence. April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 16, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 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."
40. ^ "Leadership". www.dni.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
41. ^ "Assistant DNI, Systems & Resource Analyses". www.dni.gov. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
42. ^ "NRO Honored at Intelligence Community Acquisition, Facilities, and Log". National Reconnaissance Office. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
43. ^ "Assistant DNI, Policy & Strategy". www.dni.gov. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

## Further reading

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* James R. Clapper with Trey Brown (2018). Facts and Fears: Hard Truths from a Life in Intelligence. New York: Viking. ISBN 978-0525558644. OCLC 1006804896. Memoir including his time as DNI.

## External links

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* Official website
* Office of the Director of National Intelligence in the Federal Register
* 32 CFR Chapter XVII of the Code of Federal Regulations

* v
* t
* e

United States Intelligence Community

Intelligence
Community|

| Defense|

* Defense Intelligence Agency
* Defense Clandestine Service
* Defense Debriefing Service
* Defense Attaché System
* National Intelligence University
* Missile and Space Intelligence Center
* National Center for Medical Intelligence
* Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
* National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
* National Reconnaissance Office (Sentient (intelligence analysis system))
* National Security Agency
* Central Security Service
* Special Collection Service

| Armed Forces|

* Army Intelligence and Security Command
* Marine Corps Intelligence
* Office of Naval Intelligence
* Air Force Intelligence
* Space Force Intelligence (Space Delta 7 / Space Delta 18)
* Coast Guard Intelligence (Homeland Security)

|

Civilian|

* Bureau of Intelligence and Research (State)
* Central Intelligence Agency
* Directorate of Operations
* Special Activities Center
* Open Source Center
* Directorate of Science and Technology
* CIA University
* DEA Office of National Security Intelligence (Justice)
* FBI Intelligence Branch (Justice)
* Office of Intelligence and Analysis (Homeland Security)
* Office of Intelligence and Analysis (Treasury)
* Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (Energy)

Director of
National
Intelligence|

* Director of National Intelligence
* National Counterterrorism Center
* National Counterproliferation Center
* National Counterintelligence and Security Center
* Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center
* National Intelligence Council
* Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
* Joint Intelligence Community Council
* Chief Information Officer

Executive Office
of the President|

* National Security Advisor
* National Security Council
* President's Intelligence Advisory Board
* Homeland Security Council
* Homeland Security Advisor
* President's Daily Brief

Other|

* Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
* Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
* National Security Division (Justice)
* Army Intelligence Support Activity
* Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
* Intellipedia
* Iranian Directorate
* National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations

Oversight|

* Senate Intelligence Committee
* House Intelligence Committee
* Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
* Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
* Office of Management and Budget
* Information Security Oversight Office
* Intelligence Oversight Board

Defunct|

* Contingency Fund for Foreign Intercourse
* Counterintelligence Field Activity
* Military Information Division
* Military Intelligence Division
* Military Intelligence Service
* Office of Strategic Services
* Office of Special Plans
* Ritchie Boys
* Strategic Support Branch

* v
* t
* e

United States directors of national intelligence

* Negroponte
* McConnell
* Blair
* Clapper
* Coats
* Ratcliffe
* Haines
* Gabbard

Seal of the Director of National Intelligence

* v
* t
* e

Defense Intelligence Agency

Subordinate organizations|

* Defense Clandestine Service
* Defense Attaché System
* Defense Cover Office
* Missile and Space Intelligence Center
* National Center for Medical Intelligence
* National Media Exploitation Center
* Joint Analysis Center/Joint Intelligence Center
* National Intelligence University
* Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Projects, operations, and programs|

* Project Socrates
* Stargate Project
* Able Danger
* Iraq Survey Group
* Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
* Soviet Military Power

Oversight|

* United States Secretary of Defense
* Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
* Military Intelligence Board
* Director of National Intelligence
* United States Intelligence Community
* United States Department of Defense
* SSCI
* HPSCI

People|

* Robert McNamara
* Directors

Facilities|

* Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters
* The Pentagon
* DIA Memorial Wall

* v
* t
* e

War on terror

* September 11 attacks
* War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (Withdrawal)
* Iraq War (2003–2011) (Withdrawal)

Participants|

| Operational|

* ISAF
* Operation Enduring Freedom participants
* Afghanistan
* Northern Alliance
* Iraq (Iraqi Armed Forces)
* NATO
* Pakistan
* United Kingdom
* United States
* European Union
* Philippines
* Ethiopia

|

Targets|

| Individuals|

* Osama bin Laden
* Hamza bin Laden
* Anwar al-Awlaki
* Sirajuddin Haqqani
* Jalaluddin Haqqani
* Anas Haqqani
* Khalil Haqqani
* Hafiz Saeed
* Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Bahaziq
* Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

|

Factions|

* al-Qaeda
* al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
* Abu Sayyaf
* Al-Shabaab
* Boko Haram
* Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
* Hizbul Mujahideen
* Islamic Courts Union
* Jaish-e-Mohammed
* Jemaah Islamiyah
* Lashkar-e-Taiba
* Taliban
* Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
* Islamic State

Conflicts|

| Operation
Enduring Freedom|

* War in Afghanistan
* OEF – Philippines
* Georgian involvement in the Iraq War
* OEF – Horn of Africa
* OEF – Trans Sahara
* Drone strikes in Pakistan

|

Other|

* Operation Active Endeavour
* Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
* Insurgency in the North Caucasus
* Moro conflict in the Philippines
* Iraq War
* Iraqi insurgency
* Operation Linda Nchi
* Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
* Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* War in Somalia (2006–2009)
* 2007 Lebanon conflict
* al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen

Policies|

* Patriot Act (2001)
* Torture Memos (2002)
* Military Commissions Act of 2006
* Military Commissions Act of 2009
* President's Surveillance Program
* Protect America Act of 2007
* Terrorist Surveillance Program

Related|

* Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
* Axis of evil
* Bush Doctrine
* Clash of Civilizations
* Cold War
* Combatant Status Review Tribunal
* Criticism of the war on terror
* CIA black sites
* Killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri
* Killing of Osama bin Laden
* Enhanced interrogation techniques
* Extrajudicial prisoners
* Extraordinary rendition
* Guantanamo Bay detention camp
* Iranian Revolution
* Islamic terrorism
* Islamism
* North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
* Operation Noble Eagle
* Operation Eagle Assist
* Situation Room photograph
* State Sponsors of Terrorism
* Targeted killing
* Targeted Killing in International Law
* Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
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