Director of National Intelligence

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding legislation?Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
2. What is the cabinet status?Attends all cabinet meetings, signifying its high-level policy influence
3. Why was the DNI created after 9/11?After the September 11 attacks, people saw that spy agencies were not sharing enough information. The DNI was created to fix that problem by bringing everyone under one leader.
4. How many agencies does the DNI work with?The DNI works with 18 different U.S. intelligence agencies, like the CIA, NSA, and FBI, so they can share information and plan together.

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004: A U.S. federal law that significantly restructured the U.S. intelligence community, creating the DNI position.
National Intelligence Program (NIP): The consolidated budget and activities of the U.S. Intelligence Community, managed by the DNI.
President's Daily Brief (PDB): A highly classified document prepared by the ODNI for the President, summarizing critical intelligence.