The Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Feb. 11, 2005 |
| Report Number |
RS21948 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Richard A. Best, Jr., Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The 9/11 Commission made a number of recommendations to improve the quality of intelligence
analysis. A key recommendation was the establishment of a Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
position to manage the national intelligence effort and serve as the principal intelligence adviser to
the President -- along with a separate director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Subsequently, the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, P.L. 108-458 , made the DNI the
principal adviser to the President on intelligence and made the DNI responsible for coordinating
community-wide intelligence estimates. Some observers note that separating the DNI from the
analytical offices may complicate the overall analytical effort. This report will be updated as new
information becomes available.
