Number: RL34231
Title: Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals
Authors: Richard A. Best, Jr., Specialist in National Defense; Alfred Cumming, Specialist in Intelligence and National Security 
Abstract: In examining the DNI's current authorities, it is clear that they are stronger than those that were available to the DCI, but whether they are sufficient to implement the 2004 intelligence reforms mandated by Congress will continue to depend on several factors, including the degree to which the authorities themselves are adequate, the DNI's willingness to assert those authorities, and the extent to which the DNI receives presidential and congressional support. This implies an important oversight role for the 111th Congress.
Pages: 9
Date: January 15, 2009