Press Releases
President Nominates Marcel Lettre to be the Next Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
I strongly endorse President Obama’s nomination of Marcel Lettre to be the next Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. This is a position I know well, and I believe Marcel is exceptionally qualified to serve in this important post.
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DNI Clapper Names New IARPA Director
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper announced today that he has selected Dr. Jason Matheny to be the next director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, effective immediately.
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Statement by the ODNI on Retention of Data Collected Under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act
On June 29, 2015, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved the Government’s application to resume the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program pursuant to the USA FREEDOM Act’s 180-day transition provision. As part of our effort to transition to the new authority, we have evaluated whether NSA should maintain access to the historical metadata after the conclusion of that 180-day period.
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Statement from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and the Department of State Regarding the Review of Former Secretary Clinton's Emails
Yesterday the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG) sent a congressional notification to the intelligence oversight committees updating them of the IC IG support to the State Department IG (attached).
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I am very pleased that President Obama announced today his intent to appoint Dr. Raymond “Ray” Cook to be the next Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer (IC CIO).
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