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DNI Haines Opening Statement As Delivered on the 2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
On March 11, 2024, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines delivered opening testimony at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing for the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. The opening testimony and public...
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FOIA - Publicly Released Records
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Chief, Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency
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Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community Completes Memorandum Report on Assessment of All-Source Cyber Intelligence Information Related to Foreign Cyber Threats (INS-2022-009)
Click here to read the full news release (March 2023) Pursuant to Section 831 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, see Pub. L. No. 117-103, the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG), in...
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Objectivity
The Intelligence Community’s role is to provide timely, insightful, objective, and relevant intelligence to inform decisions on national security issues and events; the IC does not make policy recommendations. IC ANALYTIC STANDARDS Analytic objectivity...
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Mission, Vision & Values
The core mission of the ODNI is to lead the IC in intelligence integration, forging a community that delivers the most insightful intelligence possible. That means effectively operating as one team: synchronizing collection, analysis and...
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DNI Letter to IC Leadership on Promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the U.S. Intelligence Community
Two years ago, we launched the IC Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Enterprise Strategy, 2015-2020, which sets the strategic direction for numerous ongoing efforts across the community. Now, senior executives are held accountable through...
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/reports-publications-2017/3110-dni-letter-to-ic-leadership-on-promoting-diversity-and-inclusion-within-the-u-s-intelligence-community -
The Honorable Matthew G. Olsen, Director NCTC, Remarks at the Brookings Institution
Last week and again this morning, the President spoke directly these concerns, calling ISIL an “immediate threat to the people of Iraq and people throughout the region.” Likewise, the British Prime Minister announced that the UK was raising their threat...
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/speeches-interviews/speeches-interviews-2014/1106-the-honorable-matthew-g-olsen-director-nctc-remarks-at-the-brookings-institution -
Remarks as Delivered by DNI Clapper on the 9/11 Commission 10th Anniversary
I want to thank Chairman Kean, Vice Chairman Hamilton, and the 9/11 Commissioners. Transcript / Remarks as Delivered by The Honorable James R. Clapper Director of National Intelligence 9/11 Commission 10th Anniversary Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:00 a.m....
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/speeches-interviews/speeches-interviews-2014/1095-remarks-as-delivered-by-dni-clapper-on-the-9-11-commission-10th-anniversary -
Director James R. Clapper Interview With Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell, NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent: Director Clapper thank you very much for letting us come out here and interview you on the subject of all these leaks and how it has affected American intelligence gathering. Does the...
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Security Clearance Reform - Overview
Security Clearance Reform - Overview The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA) called for improvements in the U.S. Government’s security clearance processes. The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Undersecretary...
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Reform Effort
Security and Suitability Reform Effort The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA) (PDF) called for improvements in the U.S. Government’s security clearance processes. The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the...
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Evaluation of the ODNI’s Information Security Program and Practices, as Required by the Federal Information Systems Modernization Act of 2014
Click here to read full article (July 2022) The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG) evaluated the effectiveness and maturity of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) information security program...
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/who-we-are/organizations/icig/icig-news/icig-news/2965-icig-evaluation-of-the-odni-s-information-security-program-and-practices-as-required-by-the-federal-information-systems-modernization-act-of-2014 -
Chief Operating Officer
Lora Shiao Lora Shiao became ODNI's Chief Operating Officer (COO) in late 2020. In this capacity, Ms. Shiao is responsible for the strategic management of the ODNI, including corporate governance, financial operations, information management,...
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Report on Security Clearance Determinations for FY 2010
ODNI Report: Intelligence Community Reduces Security Clearance Processing Time September 19, 2011 Despite some unique challenges, processing times compare with improvements across government Washington, D.C. – The Intelligence Community (IC) continues...
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2012 Report on Security Clearance Determinations
The Intelligence Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2010 established a requirement for the President to submit an annual report to Congress on the security clearance process, to include the total number of security clearances across government and...
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2015 Annual Report on Security Clearance Determinations
The Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010(1) requires the President to submit an annual Report on Security Clearance Determinations to Congress. The Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010(1) requires the...
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2014 Report on Security Clearance Determinations
The Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010(1) requires the President to submit an annual Report on Security Clearance Determinations to Congress. The Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010(1) requires the...
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Background briefing on the state of Al-Qaida Media Conference Call:
April 27: Background briefing on the state of Al-Qaida Media Conference Call: Background Briefing on the State of Al Qaida Media Conference Call: Background Briefing on the State of Al-Qaida April 27, 2012 3:30 p.m. EDT Michael Birmingham: Good...
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FOIA - Freedom of Information & Privacy Act Regulations
T he goal of the ODNI Freedom of Information Act / Privacy Act office is to keep the public better informed about the agency’s efforts and to ensure U.S. security through the release of as much information as possible, consistent with the need to...
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