Office of the Director of National Intelligence
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is a supervisory intelligence agency.
Composition
The office is led by a director, a principal deputy director, and a chief operating officer.
The director is appointed by the president with Senate approval.
The work of the office is split between:
- Mission Integration Directorate
Policy & Capabilities Directorate
Each directorate is led by a deputy director.
History
In 2004, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act established the office to oversee the CIA. The director assumed many of the responsibilities of the former director of central intelligence.
Biden established the director of national intelligence as a Cabinet-level position.