DNI Ratcliffe Statement on Election Threat Updates to Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe today issued the following statement:
"Earlier today I shared with Congressional leadership my proposal on how the IC will share election threat updates with Congress. My position remains unchanged. Consistent with my August 28 letter to Congress, I will continue to provide Congressional leadership and the intelligence oversight committees appropriate updates to keep Congress fully and currently informed. In order to protect sources and methods, the IC will not provide all-member briefings, but we will work to provide appropriate updates primarily through written finished intelligence products."
DNI Welcomes New Senior Military Adviser
WASHINGTON D.C. - DNI Welcomes New Senior Military Adviser
Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Kruse joined the Office of the Director of National Intelligence today as the Director's Adviser for Military Affairs (DAMA). He arrived from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security USD(I&S) at the Pentagon, where he served as the director for defense intelligence for warfighter support.
ODNI Implements Organizational Realignment to Increase Effectiveness
WASHINGTON D.C. - ODNI Implements Organizational Realignment to Increase Effectiveness
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence today implemented a realignment of the organization’s structure. The realignment follows a thorough review, ordered by the Director of National Intelligence, of ODNI’s existing structure. The review evaluated the agency’s existing structure and produced recommendations that position ODNI to deliver an intelligence advantage for years to come.
DNI Ratcliffe Welcomes Chris Miller as NCTC Director
WASHINGTON D.C. - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe today issued the following statement upon swearing in Chris Miller as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC):
“I am pleased today to have sworn in Chris Miller as NCTC Director. Chris is a well-respected and experienced counterterrorism leader and the right person for this critical position. His distinguished career, most recently as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism and previously the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism and Transnational Threats at the National Security Council, make him uniquely qualified to lead NCTC."
Statement by NCSC Director William Evanina: Election Threat Update for the American Public
WASHINGTON D.C. - Statement by William R. Evanina Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Office of the Director of National Intelligence “Election Threat Update for the American Public”
On July 24, 2020, I issued a statement to the American public providing an unclassified overview of foreign threats to the 2020 election and offering basic steps to mitigate some of these threats. At that time, I pledged that the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) would continue to update the American public and other key stakeholders on the evolving election threat landscape, while also safeguarding our intelligence sources and methods.