Seal of the United States Office Director of National Intelligence, an independent agency of the US government that is charged by law to assist the Director of National Intelligence carryout its duties.

The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is the United States government 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: Seal of the United States Director of National Intelligence. ... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is an Act of Congress. ...

• Serving as the principal adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council for intelligence matters related to the national security;

• Serving as the head of the United States Intelligence Community; and

• Overseeing and directing the National Intelligence Program of the United States.

Establishment of the DNI position was one of the recommendations in the report by the 9/11 Commission investigating the September 11 attacks. After considerable debate on the scope of the DNI's powers and authorities, the United State Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 which, among other things, established the DNI position when President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on December 17, 2004. The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... A National Security Council is an executive body which coordinates national security issues and typically includes the heads of departments involved in diplomacy and defense with a small staff. ... The Intelligence Community of the United States is an organization of several executive branch agencies within the federal government that are responsible for foreign and domestic intelligence, military planning, and espionage. ... The cover of the final 9/11 report, which can be purchased in bookstores across the United States and around the world The 9/11 Commission Report, formally titled The Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, is the official report on the events... The Commissions seal The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up in late 2002 to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks including preparedness for and the immediate response... The explosion resulting from the crashing of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is an Act of Congress. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On February 17, 2005, President George W. Bush named U.S. Ambassador to Iraq John Negroponte to the post, pending confirmation by the Senate. 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.^[1] 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. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... John Negroponte John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939) (IPA ) is a career diplomat currently serving as Director of National Intelligence for the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... In the United States, the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) serves as the head of both the Intelligence Community and the Central Intelligence Agency. ... Dr. Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) served as Director of Central Intelligence from November 6, 1991 until January 20, 1993 and was Deputy National Security Adviser under Brent Scowcroft during the first Gulf War. ... Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. ...

Previous 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. Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the CIA Director "reports" the CIA activities to the DNI. The law, furthermore, prohibited the DNI from serving as the CIA Director or the head of any other Intelligence Community element at the same time. The Intelligence Community of the United States is an organization of several executive branch agencies within the federal government that are responsible for foreign and domestic intelligence, military planning, and espionage. ... In the United States, the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) serves as the head of both the Intelligence Community and the Central Intelligence Agency. ... The CIAs seal features an eagle atop a sixteen-point compass. ... The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is an Act of Congress. ... The Intelligence Community of the United States is an organization of several executive branch agencies within the federal government that are responsible for foreign and domestic intelligence, military planning, and espionage. ...

Legislative background

The House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 by votes of 336-75 and 89-2, respectively, and President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on December 17, 2004. The statute, which established the DNI and authorized its powers, aimed to correct intelligence failures identified with the September 11 attacks, including deficient Intelligence Community communications between its own members and other elements of the United States national and homeland security communities. The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is an Act of Congress. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. ... The explosion resulting from the crashing of United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower. ...

Critics say compromises during the bill's crafting led to the establishment of the DNI position as a weak figurehead with little control over the Intelligence Community, especially the Pentagon's intelligence organizations.^[2] The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...

Directors of National Intelligence

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References

1. ^ CNN.com (2005). Bush names Negroponte intelligence chief. Retrieved May 14, 2006.
2. ^ Kaplan, Fred, "You Call That a Reform Bill?", Slate Magazine, 7 December 2004.

• The National Security Act of 1947

December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• US Intelligence Community
• ODNI Organization
• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

Articles

• The National Security Archive: From Director of Central Intelligence to Director of National Intelligence