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4 unusual facts about Director of National Intelligence


Director of National Intelligence

Declan McCullagh at News.com wrote on August 24, 2007, that the DNI site apparently was configured to repel all search engines to index any page at DNI.gov.

After considerable debate on the scope of the DNI's powers and authorities, the United States Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 by votes of 336–75 in the House of Representatives, and 89–2 in the Senate.

Robert S. Litt

Robert S. Litt is the second General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination by unanimous consent on June 25, 2009.

William Price Williamson

Another descendant of Confederate Chief Engineer William Price Williamson is Admiral Dennis C. Blair, United States Navy (Ret.), nominated for the post of Director of National Intelligence in the Obama administration.


Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

The Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA) established the Committee by statutory authority, reduced membership to 6 cabinet members and the Attorney General, added the Secretary of Labor and the Director of National Intelligence, and removed 7 White House appointees.

David Gompert

The appointment made Gompert the ODNI's second-highest-ranking official after Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper.


see also

ACLU v. Clapper

The named defendants include Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, NSA Director Keith B. Alexander, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Attorney General Eric H. Holder, and FBI director James B. Comey.

Clapper

James R. Clapper, the current Director of National Intelligence of the United States

Dennis Blair

Dennis C. Blair (born 1947), former U.S. Director of National Intelligence and retired U.S. Navy admiral

Judith Klavans

From 2005 to 2013, Klavans was Director of Human Language Technology program at the Foreign Language Program Office of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) or DNI.

Margaret Graham

Mary Margaret Graham, US Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection (2005–2008)

Mary Graham

Mary Margaret Graham, United States Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Collection, 2005–2008

Michael McConnell

John Michael McConnell (born 1943), American naval officer and Director of National Intelligence of the United States

Robert Litt

Robert S. Litt, General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence