The Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis

Abstract

The 9/11 Commission made a number of recommendations to improve the quality of intelligence analysis. A key recommendation was the establishment of a Director of National Intelligence (DNI) position to manage the national intelligence effort and serve as the principal intelligence adviser to the President -- along with a separate director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Subsequently, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, P.L. 108-458, made the DNI the principal adviser to the President on intelligence and made the DNI responsible for coordinating community-wide intelligence estimates. Some observers note that separating the DNI from the analytical offices may complicate the overall analytical effort. This report will be updated as new information becomes available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 11, 2005
Accession Number
ADA448021

Entities

People

  • Richard A.. Best Jr.

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of State
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Community
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Intelligence Products
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design