Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community
Director of Central Intelligence Given Expanded Authority Over Intelligence Community
What it does
Agencies must follow and support the Director of Central Intelligence's new authority over intelligence priorities, collection tasking, budget control, standards, and national centers.
Real-world impact
- Gives Director power to shape intelligence budgets and reprogram funds.
- Requires agencies to share relevant intelligence and grant Director access.
- Establishes national centers focused on counterterrorism and top threats.
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Summary
This order gives the Director of Central Intelligence broader authority to lead and unify the U.S. intelligence community. It makes the Director the principal adviser on intelligence and lets the Director set priorities, collection requirements, and security and access standards.
Heads of departments must give the Director access to relevant intelligence, support budget planning for the national intelligence program, and help create national centers focused on highest-priority threats, especially counterterrorism. The order also requires new personnel standards and semiannual reporting to the President.
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