The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) was created in 2004 in the Intelligence Reform and…

The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) was created in 2004 in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act. It represents the most direct effort to address the primary concern of the 9/11 Commission — a lack of coordination. The president appoints the Director, and everything the DNI does supports the president. The vision and goals of the president will influence how the office operates and what the Director pursues. There is also a large staff, which is typically part of other intelligence agencies. Four Overall Objectives for the Director of National Intelligence1. Establish collection priorities for the intelligence agencies;2. Encourage collaboration among analysts;3. Develop and execute a coordinated budget for the members of the intelligence community;4. Encourage joint operations. (McConnell 2007) The 9/11 Commission is not the first attempt to reform the IC. Senator Richard Shelby has likened the transformation of intelligence to moving “an aircraft carrier down a creek.” (as quoted in Nolan 2006). Indeed, the first effort at reform started almost immediately after the CIA was created in 1947 with the National Security Act of 1949. No less than five reform reports were issued by government-sponsored studies in the first dozen years of the new Agency. The 1970s saw major changes in the Intelligence Community, including the Church and Pike Committee efforts in 1975 and 1976. After the Cold War, four major studies (The Aspin-Brown Commission, the IC21 Study, the Scowcroft Report, and the 9/11 Commission Report) also suggested major changes (Warner and McDonald 2005). PROVIDE RESPONSE TO THE PEERS WITH CITATION