Press Releases 2024

Press Releases 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) today released its inaugural Vision for the IC Information Environment: An Information Technology Roadmap.

 

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) today released the Intelligence Community (IC) Policy Framework for Commercially Available Information (CAI). Increasingly important to our work, CAI also poses novel issues related to privacy and civil liberties, and ODNI created this Policy Framework to govern the IC’s access to, collection, and processing of CAI.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines today issued the following statement regarding President Joseph Biden's intent to nominate Brad Wiegmann as the General Counsel for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI):

"The President's nominee, Brad Wiegmann, has years of experience serving as legal counsel across the U.S. government in a range of critical senior roles, including as the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the Department of Justice; Assistant Legal Advisor at the Department of State; Deputy Legal Advisor at the National Security Council; and Special Counsel to the General Counsel at the Department of Defense. Additionally, in private practice, Brad has worked on civil litigation. Brad's knowledge, breadth of experience, intellect, and exceptional integrity make him an ideal choice for ODNI's General Counsel position."

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) today released the Annual Statistical Transparency Report (ASTR) Regarding the Intelligence Community’s (IC) Use of National Security Surveillance Authorities for Calendar Year 2023. The report, published every year since 2014, provides the public with statistics and context regarding the government’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities, National Security Letters, and other national security authorities.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Director of National Intelligence Avril D. Haines today issued the following statement:

“On behalf of the Intelligence Community (IC), I am excited to welcome Dr. Richard ‘Rick’ Muller as the Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). Dr. Muller takes the helm of IARPA after heading the Department of Energy’s Quantum Systems Accelerator and managing the Advanced Microsystems Group at Sandia National Laboratories, among an array of other accomplishments.