Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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government office public position

The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency is the U.S. government’s top intelligence official responsible for leading the CIA and overseeing its foreign intelligence and covert operations.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office → public position →
advises	National Security Council on intelligence matters → President of the United States on intelligence matters →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
classifiedAs	senior executive branch official →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
coordinatesWith	Department of State → Director of National Intelligence → Federal Bureau of Investigation → Secretary of Defense →
country	United States of America →
formationDate	2005 →
hasAbbreviation	D/CIA →
hasAuthorityOver	CIA budget execution → CIA operational priorities → CIA personnel →
headOf	Central Intelligence Agency →
isDifferentFrom	Director of National Intelligence → Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	National Security Act of 1947 as amended →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Fairfax County, Virginia →
memberOf	United States Intelligence Community →
officeHolderMustHave	United States citizenship → security clearance at the highest level →
oversees	Directorate of Analysis → Directorate of Digital Innovation → Directorate of Science and Technology → Directorate of Support → National Clandestine Service →
participatesIn	National Security Council meetings when relevant →
partOf	Central Intelligence Agency →
precededByOffice	Director of Central Intelligence →
replaces	Director of Central Intelligence →
reportsTo	Director of National Intelligence →
residence	Washington, D.C. →
responsibleFor	analysis of foreign intelligence → counterintelligence activities related to foreign threats → covert operations abroad → foreign intelligence collection →
seat	Langley, Virginia →
shortName	DCIA →
subjectToOversightBy	United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence → United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence →
typeOfPosition	civilian →
worksAt	George Bush Center for Intelligence →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency → Office of the Director (CIA) →	reportsTo
CIA Headquarters →	governedBy
Office of the Director (CIA) →	includesPosition
William J. Casey →	positionHeld
DCIA →	standsFor
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency →	subordinateTo
Office of the Director (CIA) →	supports
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency →	worksWith