Director of National Intelligence

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United States federal government position intelligence chief

The Director of National Intelligence is the U.S. government official who leads and coordinates the entire intelligence community and serves as the principal intelligence advisor to the President and National Security Council.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government position → intelligence chief →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
createdIn	2004 →
currentIncumbent	Avril Haines →
currentIncumbentStartDate	January 21, 2021 →
hasAuthorityOver	Central Intelligence Agency → Defense Intelligence Agency → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → National Reconnaissance Office → National Security Agency → intelligence elements of the Department of Defense → intelligence elements of the Department of Energy → intelligence elements of the Department of Homeland Security → intelligence elements of the Department of Justice → intelligence elements of the Department of State → intelligence elements of the Department of the Treasury → intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation → intelligence elements of the United States Coast Guard →
headOf	Office of the Director of National Intelligence →
legalBasis	Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 →
memberOf	United States national security leadership →
notCommanderOf	Central Intelligence Agency →
officeEstablished	April 21, 2005 →
overseesProgram	National Intelligence Program →
partOf	United States Intelligence Community →
predecessorOffice	Director of Central Intelligence →
publishes	Annual Threat Assessment → National Intelligence Strategy →
reportsTo	National Security Council → President of the United States →
responsibleFor	ensuring civil liberties and privacy protections in intelligence activities →
role	develops and implements the National Intelligence Program budget → establishes objectives and priorities for the Intelligence Community → facilitates information sharing among intelligence agencies → head of the United States Intelligence Community → integrates foreign, military, and domestic intelligence → issues National Intelligence Estimates → oversees and coordinates national intelligence programs → oversees security clearance and access policies for the Intelligence Community → principal intelligence advisor to the National Security Council → principal intelligence advisor to the President of the United States → protects intelligence sources and methods → provides intelligence support to the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies → sets priorities for intelligence collection and analysis →
seat	Washington, D.C. →
shortName	DNI →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Intelligence Agency → Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (ODNI) → Chief Information Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence → Defense Intelligence Agency → Inspector General of the Intelligence Community → Mission Integration Directorate → NCTC → National Counterintelligence Executive → National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency → National Intelligence Council → National Reconnaissance Office → Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency → Office of the Chief Financial Officer → Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community →	reportsTo
National Reconnaissance Office → United States Intelligence Community → United States Intelligence Community →	coordinatedBy
Chief Information Officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence → Office of the General Counsel → Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence →	subordinateTo
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 → Public Law 108-458 →	createsPosition
National Intelligence Program → United States military intelligence agencies →	overseenBy
Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center → Defense Intelligence Agency →	oversightBy
John Negroponte ("United States Director of National Intelligence") → Office of the Director of National Intelligence →	positionHeld
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 → Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 →	strengthensAuthorityOf
National Intelligence Program →	administeredBy
Office of the General Counsel →	advises
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence →	assists
IRTPA →	createdOffice
Director of National Intelligence ("Avril Haines") →	currentIncumbent
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency →	distinctFrom
National Intelligence Strategy →	firstIssuedBy
Homeland Security Council of the United States ("Director of National Intelligence of the United States") →	hasMember
Office of the Director of National Intelligence →	hasOfficeHolder
Cabinet of the United States ("Director of National Intelligence (Cabinet-level)") →	includesOffice
Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ("United States Intelligence Community leadership") →	isPartOf
National Intelligence Strategy →	issuedBy
Director of National Intelligence →	nativeName
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security ("United States Intelligence Community leadership") →	partOf
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal →	presenter
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States →	recommendedCreationOf
National Security Council of the United States →	regularAttendee
Director of Central Intelligence →	replacedBy
IRTPA →	strengthenedAuthorityOf
United States Intelligence Community →	subjectHasRole