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Feinstein - There's Not Enough Burocracy at the CIA
Suprisingly ready to back more money spent on domestic spooks, Feinstein sounds more and more like the republicans and less and less like a friend of the people.
Source: TheTip, 2003-01-20
Candidate: Diane
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to create the position of a Director of National Intelligence, whose full-time job it would be to oversee the Nation's intelligence community.
Isn't that what Tom Ridge was supposed to do? But wasn't that a Republican Initiative. Or are both Democrats and Republicans increasingly interested in what's in our shorts?
“The current structure of the intelligence community is inadequate to meet the challenges of the war on terrorism,” Senator Feinstein said. “The community is fragmented, there is a lack of coordination between agencies, and there is no effective leadership. This nation needs one person whose full-time job it would be to set priorities and give direction to the 14 various intelligence agencies in our government – and that is the role of the Director of National Intelligence.”
The measure, which Senator Feinstein first introduced last June, would separate the current position of Director of Central Intelligence (currently held by one individual, who both runs the CIA and the intelligence community as a whole) into two positions: a Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to lead the all segments of the Intelligence Community and a Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DCIA) to serve as head of the CIA.
This concept was endorsed by the House-Senate Intelligence Committee investigating the September 11 attacks, which included a recommendation in support of the creation of the Director of National Intelligence with robust budget authority in the report it issued last month.
“The Director of National Intelligence would set priorities, move personnel, and devise a strategy to address the threats to theUnited States. The bill introduced today is updated to reflect the recommendations of the Joint Inquiry into the Events of September 11. Under the modified version, the DNI, as head of the Intelligence Community, would be equipped with the budget authority needed to meaningfully manage both the creation, and the execution, of the Intelligence Community budget.”
The legislation is also included in the Homeland Security Bill introduced by Senate democrats earlier this month.
Summary of "Intelligence Community Leadership Act of 2003"
Specifically, the bill:
• Creates the position of "Director of National Intelligence”to head the Intelligence Community.
• Gives the Director of National Intelligence the responsibilitieswhich, under current law, relate to the Intelligence Community, including the authority to:
• Set collection priorities for the Intelligence Community, ensuring that collection is directed against the targets which most threaten our countries; ensure that the elements of the Intelligence Community cooperate and share information effectively;
• Coordinate Intelligence Community distribution of intelligence products to decision makers who need the information to make critical national security choices; and
• Allocate Intelligence Community resource to ensure that money and people are properly distributed and used.
In addition, the bill:
• Clarifies and augments the Director of National Intelligence's authorities to direct the creation of the intelligence community budget:this will ensure meaningful and effective leadership of the Intelligence Community in the area of resource allocation.
• Clarifies and augments the Director of National Intelligence's authorities to reprogram intelligence community funds and personnel. This will provide for meaningful and flexible authority to expend Intelligence Community resources.
• Provides the Director of National Intelligence with an Intelligence Community General Counsel and Inspector General to assist him in carrying out his duties: This will ensure that the Intelligence Community is guided by effective and independent legal counsel who answers to only the Director of National
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