The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior cabinet-level United States government official,required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Community (IC) and to direct and oversee the National Intelligence Program (NIP). All IC agencies report directly to the DNI. The DNI also serves,upon invitation,as an advisor to the president of the United States,the National Security Council,and the Homeland Security Council on all intelligence matters. The DNI,supported by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI),produces the President's Daily Brief (PDB),a classified document including intelligence from all IC agencies,handed each morning to the president of the United States.
The United States Intelligence Community (IC) is a group of separate U.S. federal government intelligence agencies and subordinate organizations that work both separately and collectively to conduct intelligence activities which support the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States. Member organizations of the IC include intelligence agencies,military intelligence,and civilian intelligence and analysis offices within federal executive departments.
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is a statutory office that functions as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency,which in turn is a part of the United States Intelligence Community.
The National Intelligence Board (NIB),formerly the National Foreign Intelligence Board and before that the United States Intelligence Board is a body of senior U.S. Intelligence Community leaders currently led by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The Board is tasked with reviewing and approving National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs).
Joseph Maguire is an American officer who served as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and Acting Director of National Intelligence under President Donald Trump. He retired from the United States Navy as a vice admiral in 2010 after 36 years of military service. Prior to retiring from active duty,he was the deputy director for strategic operational planning at National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
The under secretary of defense for intelligence and security or USD(I&S) is a high-ranking civilian position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that acts as the principal civilian advisor and deputy to the secretary of defense (SecDef) and deputy secretary of defense (DepSecDef) on matters relating to military intelligence and security. The under secretary is appointed as a civilian by the president and confirmed by the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the president.
The Open Source Enterprise (OSE) is a United States Government organization dedicated to open-source intelligence. Initially part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,it is now part of the Directorate of Digital Innovation at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Former iterations of the organization were the Open Source Center (OSC) and the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) leads national counterintelligence (CI) for the United States government. It is part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
Richard Allen Grenell is an American political operative,diplomat,TV personality,and public relations consultant. He served as Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) under President Donald Trump’s in 2020,becoming the first openly gay holder of a cabinet level position in the history of the United States. A member of the Republican Party,Grenell served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2018 to 2020 and as the Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations from 2019 to 2021.
In the United States the Associate Director of National Intelligence and Chief Information Officer is charged with directing and managing activities relating to information technology for the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The IC CIO reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). As of January 24,2022,Dr. Adele Merritt has assumed duties as the IC Chief Information Officer.
Daniel S. Butler is the second Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source (ADDNI/OS). As such,he is responsible for developing strategic direction,establishing policy and managing fiscal resources for open source exploitation as well as document and media exploitation for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
Stephanie O'Sullivan is a former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (PDDNI) who was appointed to that position on February 18,2011. She worked to assist the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in managing the day-to-day operations of the intelligence community. Prior to serving as PDDNI,she served as a senior leader at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),rising to the Associate Deputy Director of the CIA before being confirmed as the PDDNI.
Susan M. Gordon served as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence until August 15,2019. Prior to assuming that role,she was the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA),having assumed the position on January 1,2015. Before joining the NGA,she served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency's Information Operations Center and senior cyber adviser to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Gordon worked for the CIA for over 25 years.
Dawn Eilenberger became the Deputy Director of National Intelligence in April 2017. Previously she was the Assistant Director of National Intelligence for Policy &Strategy,Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In this role,she oversees the formulation and implementation of Intelligence community (IC)-wide policy and strategy on the full range of intelligence issues,including collection,analysis,requirements,management and information sharing,and provides leadership for ODNI and IC initiatives on information sharing and the closure and disposition of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
John Bradley Sherman is an American intelligence official who has served as the Chief Information Officer at the Department of Defense since December 17,2021. Prior to that,he served from June 2020 to January 2021 as the Principal Deputy DOD Chief Information Officer. Between 2017 and 2020 he served as Associate Director and Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community (IC) at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Shelby Pierson is the top election security official of the American intelligence community,the chair of the Election Executive and Leadership Board. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats instituted the position and appointed Pierson to fill it in July 2019. The board includes representatives from the intelligence community and other federal agencies coordinating on election security.
Neil Wiley is an American intelligence official and military veteran who served as Principal Executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) performing the duties of Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence from May 13,2020 until February 2021.
Jeffrey A. Kruse is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who has served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency since February 2,2024. He served as director of intelligence of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from July 2016 to July 2019,and was Director for Defense Intelligence of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) from July 2019 to August 2020.
Lora Shiao is an American intelligence officer serving as the chief operating officer of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She served as the Acting Director of National Intelligence from January 20,2021 to January 21,2021.
Stacey Angela Dixon is an American mechanical engineer and intelligence official and Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence in the Biden Administration since August 4,2021.
