WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)—work which is now widely viewed as the source of the unintentional lab leak that sparked the pandemic.
WASHINGTON — After months of searching through Intelligence Community holdings and files, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard is revealing new evidence of longstanding United States government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries. These biolabs include labs in Ukraine, which may be at risk of compromise due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. For example, the Intelligence Community previously warned that a US-funded biolab in Ukraine likely housed dangerous pathogens and remained vulnerable to longstanding threats of Russian attack, seizure, or damage.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard delivered the keynote address at the 2026 Independent Women’s Policy Summit, sharing lessons learned from her years of service in the Intelligence Community, the military, and Congress.
WASHINGTON — In support of President Trump’s directive to make the 2026 FIFA World Cup “the Greatest and Safest Sporting Event in American History,” the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) today hosted the “2026 FIFA World Cup Analytic Symposium” with federal, state, and local government partners to prepare and coordinate Intelligence Community support ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is set to take place in cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
WASHINGTON – The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is disclosing the aggregate amount of $81.9 billion in requested appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2027 National Intelligence Program (NIP).