The President's decision to tap CIA veteran Vaughn F. Bishop to serve as the next Deputy Director is an outstanding selection.

WASHINGTON – On January 4, 2018, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive, Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats directed intelligence agencies to review their holdings for historical material of current interest relating to the IC’s role in the Tet Offensive.

The 2018 Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace report highlights current threats and future trends in foreign efforts to steal U.S. intellectual property, trade secrets, and proprietary information via cyberspace.

Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence stood up a new organizational structure based on the Transformation plan that Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon announced in March 2018.

Chairman Burr, Vice Chairman Warner, and members of the committee—thank you very much for the opportunity to appear before you today. I would like to add my special thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the Committee staff, as well as many officers at ODNI and NCTC, as I have recently become aware there is a tremendous amount of preparation that goes into a confirmation hearing.