The National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America

Abstract

The 2009 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) represents several advances in the Director of National Intelligence's (DNI) leadership of the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Intelligence Community (IC). It reflects a refined understanding of the counterterrorism challenge and elevates the importance of the challenges we face in the cyber domain and from counterintelligence threats. This NIS also affirms priories to focus IC plans and actions for the next four years, while providing direction to guide the development of future IC capabilities. The NIS highlights areas that demand our attention, resources, and commitment. It also establishes the basis for accountability, in conjunction with an implementation plan, to ensure that the Community meets the goals of our strategy. The IC has four strategic goals. To meet them, we must operate effectively regardless of where the intelligence resides, with a clear legal framework to guide us. The first two goals -- Enable Wise National Security Policies and Support Effective National Security Action -- speak to the missions we must accomplish. These goals are supported by six Mission Objectives (MOs): Combat Violent Extremism, Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation, Provide Strategic Intelligence and Warning, Integrate Counterintelligence, Enhance Cybersecurity, and Support Current Operations. The third and fourth goals -- Deliver Balanced and Improving Capabilities and Operate as a Single Integrated Team -- describe what we will achieve as an intelligence enterprise to support our Mission Objectives. These goals are supported by seven Enterprise Objectives (EOs): Enhance Community Mission Management, Strengthen Partnerships, Streamline Business Processes, Improve Information Integration and Sharing, Advance Science and Technology and Research and Development, Develop the Workforce, and Improve Acquisition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA506428

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Commerce
  • Criminals
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cybersecurity
  • Governments
  • Insider Threats
  • Intelligence Community
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber