NCSC Unveils New Supply Chain Risk Management Guidance -- Exploitation of supply chains by foreign adversaries is a growing threat to America --

WASHINGTON D.C. - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has announced the selection of Lora Shiao as ODNI’s next Chief Operating Officer (COO). Shiao will begin the new assignment on Monday, October 12. She has served as the deputy director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) since April.

For years, U.S. spy agencies have acknowledged they need a more diverse workforce to help understand increasingly complex threats and interpret foreign cultures.They are making progress toward that goal—except at the top.

Years of studies, recommendations and promises have had limited impact on reshaping the upper echelons of the U.S. intelligence community, comprising 17 civilian and military agencies and offices, according to current and former officials and workforce statistics.

This year, the United States and its allies have sustained pressure against key terrorist organizations, including al-Qa’ida, ISIS, and groups aligned with Iran, disrupting numerous plots and further diminishing their ability to target the United States and U.S. interests overseas.

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."